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Indiana Farmer Faces Attempted Murder Charge for Shooting Ag Plane
Authorities in Indiana have charged a Thorntown farmer with attempted murder and other felonies after he allegedly fired a weapon at a low-flying agricultural aircraft. The pilot, who discovered a bullet hole in the airframe post-flight, was passing over the man's property with spray equipment turned off when the incident occurred. Law enforcement officials indicate the suspect was angry about aviation noise disturbing his livestock. This alarming case underscores the unpredictable ground-based hostility low-altitude pilots can face during routine operations.