Superthief

Or maybe Joshua Paul Calhoun is the next legend of East Texas.

Over the July 4 weekend, while Calhoun was allegedly in Mexico, a wealthy couple flew into the Athens airport in a single-prop Cessna to stay the weekend at Cedar Creek Lake. Someone tried to steal their plane.

Jaime R. Carrero / Tyler Morning Telegraph

The arrest of a rural plane thief made headlines at newspapers across the state.

Courtesy of Henderson County Sheriff's Department

Calhoun has been arrested about a dozen times...

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The unknown thief got away before anyone found the plane crashed into a ditch at the end of the runway. But in the rumor mill around the airport and the Athens courthouse, the escapade has grown into another tale of the Superthief. Even if he wasn't there.

paul.knight@houstonpress.com