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<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#2b2024;font-size:16px"><strong>Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot in custody after he &#8216;tried to shut down jet&#8217;s engines in mid-air while riding in cockpit jump seat,&#8217; forcing plane to divert, on Sunday</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#2b2024;font-size:16px"><strong>Joseph David Emerson, 44, faces a slew of homicide related charges including 83 counts of attempted murder</strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#2b2024;font-size:16px"><strong>He&#8217;s also facing an additional 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#2b2024;font-size:16px"><strong>Emerson reportedly sat in the jump seat beside the operating pilot on board a Embraer 175 plane flying from Everett, WA to San Francisco, Calif </strong></h1>



<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color" style="color:#2b2024;font-size:16px"><strong>Suspect allegedly, attempted to deploy the fire suppression system before crew members &#8216;managed to subdue&#8217; him and divert the plane to Portland Airport </strong></h1>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Off duty pilot Joseph David Emerson, [L-R], has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after trying to kill the engine mid-air, of a full passenger Seattle flight bound for San Francisco, on Sunday, Oct 22 </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">An off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off the engines on a packed-out Alaska Airlines passenger jet on Sunday has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder. <br>Joseph David Emerson, 44, an employee of the airline, faces a slew of homicide related charges, including 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft. <br>The married father-of-two, who resides in Pleasant Hill, California, east of San Francisco, suffered a mental breakdown before attempting the mile-high escapade on Sunday evening.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong> <strong><strong>Alaska Airlines</strong></strong> pilot <strong>Joseph David Emerson,</strong> has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he tried<strong> to shut off the engines on a packed-out passenger flight from the same airline on Sunday</strong>. He was off duty at the time </strong></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Live recording by ATC, of security-threatening event on Alask<strong>a Airlines Flight 2059 operated by Horizon Air from Everett, WA (PAE) to San Francisco, Calif., </strong>Oct. 22 </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Emerson is believed to have been sat in the jump seat beside the operating pilot on board a Embraer 175 plane flying from Everett in suburban Seattle to San Francisco. <br>The 44-year-old pilot who was said to be off duty is accused of attempting to deploy the fire suppression system before crew members managed to &#8216;subdue&#8217; him and remove him from the controls, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. </p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Joseph David Emerson, a pilot with Alaska Airlines faces a slew of homicide charges along with an additional 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alaska Airlines said the flight, which departed Washington state at 5.23pm, was diverted to Portland International Airport following the &#8216;security threat&#8217;.<br>&#8216;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.<br>&#8216;The crew secured the aircraft without incident.<br>&#8216;We are grateful for the professional handling of the situation by the Horizon flight crew and appreciate our guests&#8217; calm and patience throughout this event.&#8217; <br>Emerson [left], described as a 6 foot 1, 44-year-old bald white man with blue eyes, weighing 210lbs, was arrested by Port of Portland officials.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Emerson, seen [photo] with his wife Sarah Stretch, is believed to have suffered a &#8216;mental breakdown&#8217; before he allegedly tried to disable a packed San Francisco bound flight mid-air on Sunday, by attempting to deploy the fire suppression system from the jump seat. </strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Live Air Traffic audio appears to show a pilot describing the person believed to be Emerson &#8216;subdued&#8217; after the incident. By all indications there had been some sort struggle he was brought under control. <br>&#8216;We&#8217;ve got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit and he doesn&#8217;t sound like he&#8217;s causing any issue in the back right now, I think he&#8217;s subdued,&#8217; a pilot told air traffic controllers, according to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://archive.liveatc.net/kpdx/KPDX-ZSE-Oct-23-2023-0100Z.mp3" target="_blank">audio</a> recorded by Live ATC. <br>&#8216;We want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and parked.&#8217;<br><br></p>

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, Joseph David Emerson, faces 83 counts of attempted murder, after ‘trying to shut down jet’s engines mid-air while riding in cockpit jump seat’ of packed flight
