Pilot Disarms Armed Teen Demanding Plane at Arkansas Airport

A 15-year-old carrying firearms was stopped by a local pilot after breaching the Texarkana Regional Airport's airfield.

A 15-year-old boy entered Texarkana Regional Airport in Arkansas armed with an AR-style rifle and a handgun, demanding a plane from staff at a private aviation company.
After chambering a round, the teen left the building and breached the airfield, prompting a local pilot to retrieve his own firearm and confront him.
The pilot ordered the teen to the ground, disarmed him, and held him until police arrived; no injuries were reported during the incident.
Authorities later discovered an additional shotgun in a vehicle believed to belong to the suspect, whose motive remains unclear.
The teenager was arrested and faces charges including aggravated assault, attempted aggravated robbery, and making terroristic threats, and is being held in a juvenile detention center.