The teenager became frustrated while at the desk and went out onto the airfield, Mehrlich told the Times. Once there, a pilot for a local private business retrieved his own firearm from his truck and ordered the teen to the ground, police said. The suspect complied with the pilot’s demand, was disarmed, and was taken into custody, authorities said.

Police are praising the heroic actions of a local pilot who confronted and stopped a teenager who entered the Texarkana Regional Airport on Tuesday brandishing guns and demanding a plane.