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An off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight en route to San Francisco on Sunday is facing dozens of attempted murder charges after he tried to shut down the plane’s engines mid-flight, authorities say.
Off-duty pilot Joseph D. Emerson was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to crash a plane mid-flight. The motive remains a mystery. Martha McHardy reports.
Passengers were told Joseph David Emerson, 44, had a 'mental breakdown' before he allegedly tried to turn the engines off mid-air from the jump seat on Sunday.
Off-duty pilot Joseph D. Emerson was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to crash a plane mid-flight. The motive remains a mystery. Martha McHardy reports.
Joseph Emerson is charged with attempted murder over the incident on board an Alaska Airlines flight