Off-Duty Pilot Facing 83 Attempted Murder Charges For Trying to Shut Off Plane Engines Mid-Flight Took Psychedelic Mushrooms | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila
Joseph David Emerson Joseph David Emerson, the off-duty pilot who tried to shut off the plane’s engines midflight took psychedelic mushrooms, court documents say.
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Joseph David Emerson
Joseph David Emerson, the off-duty pilot who tried to shut off the plane’s engines midflight took psychedelic mushrooms, court documents say.
As previously reported, an Alaska Airlines flight was diverted to Portland Sunday night over a “credible security threat” related to an authorized person in the cockpit.
The airline said the authorized occupant was sitting in the flight deck jump seat.
“On Oct. 22, Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 operated by Horizon Air from Everett, WA (PAE) to San Francisco, CA (SFO) reported a credible security threat related to an authorized occupant in the flight deck jump seat,′ Alaska Airlines said. “The crew secured the aircraft without incident.”
It turns out the man who posed the security threat was an off-duty pilot.
The two pilots in the cockpit immediately jumped into action, neutralized the threat and removed the man from the cockpit.
Emerson, 44, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he tried to shut off the airplane’s engines mid-flight.
Emerson was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment (state charges), and one count of endangering an aircraft (federal charge), NBC News reported.
“The jump seat occupant unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines,” Alaska Airlines said. “The Horizon Captain and First Officer quickly responded, engine power was not lost and the crew secured the aircraft without incident.”
According to court documents, Emerson told officers he took psychedelic mushrooms and hadn’t slept for 40 hours.
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