Alaska Airlines Pilot Who Tried to Disable Engines Mid-Flight Avoids Attempted Murder Charges

Published on December 6, 2023

An Oregon grand jury has indicted an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot with 84 counts after he allegedly tried to shut off a plane’s engines mid-flight in October, but they decided not to pursue attempted murder charges. Pilot Joseph D. Emerson, 44, was charged with one count of endangering an aircraft and 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said on Dec. 5. He was arrested on Oct. 22—the same day the incident occurred on the plane flying from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco, California. Mr. Emerson was accused of attempting to pull two red fire handles that would have “activated the plane’s emergency fire suppression system” and “cut off fuel to its engines.”...

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