UPDATE-Texarkana Regional Airport incident

TEXARKANA – On February 4th, 2025, at approximately 7:35 a.m., 911 Dispatched received a call for a disturbance at Signature Aviation, 601 Airport Dr. Call notes stated there was a male there with both a rifle and handgun. Further call notes stated the suspect walked into the business, came to the front counter and began demanding a plane, while brandishing the firearms. The witness then fled and alerted others. The suspect then exited the business. A pilot for a local private business retrieved his own firearm from his truck and began ordering the suspect on the ground. When confronted, the suspect complied and lay on the ground, at which time he was disarmed. TAPD officers arrived on the scene and took the suspect into custody.

The male, who was determined to be a juvenile, was arrested for Aggravated Assault, Attempted Aggravated Robbery, and Terroristic Threating 1st Degree. The suspect was transferred to an Arkansas juvenile detention center.
The Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department applauds the heroic act by the local pilot. The fact that this incident was resolved quickly and peacefully, despite the extreme danger presented, is highly commendable.