Alaska Airlines passenger recounts harrowing moments off-duty pilot allegedly tried to cut plane's engines
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson is to be arraigned on 83 attempted murder counts after flight's emergency diversion to Portland.
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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson is to be arraigned on 83 attempted murder counts after flight's emergency diversion to Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and
Joseph Emerson’s alleged motive for the incident remains unclear
PORTLAND, Oregon: An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down its engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the crew, a pilot flying the plane told air traffic controllers.
Joseph Emerson, 44, appeared in an Oregon court this afternoon after allegedly trying to shut down a plane's engine while high on magic mushrooms over the weekend.