Posted on August 8, 2018

Police: Man Tried to Steal Plane for Concert

Lynne LaRowe, Texarkana Gazette, August 1, 2018

A man arrested at the Texarkana Regional Airport on July 4 allegedly told investigators he intended to fly a stolen plane to a rap music concert in another state.

Asked about his lack of training as a pilot, Zemarcuis Devon Scott, 18, allegedly told Texarkana, Ark., police that he didn’t believe there was much more to the task than pushing buttons and pulling levers, according to a probable cause affidavit used to create the following account.

Zemarcuis Devon Scott

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On Monday, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chuck Black formally charged Scott with commercial burglary and attempted theft of property with a value greater than $25,000. Both offenses are felonies punishable by three to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.

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