An off-duty pilot has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder — after he allegedly tried to crash a San Francisco-bound Alaska Airlines flight by shutting off the engines.
The pilot, identified by police as Joseph David Emerson, 44, was sitting in the cockpit’s jump seat — located behind the captain and the first officer — when he tried to activate the jet’s fire suppression system mid-flight, the airline said in a statement.
Off-duty pilot Joseph David Emerson was arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to shut off the jet’s engines mid-flight. Picture: Facebook/Joseph Emerson The flight was forced to make an emergency diversion to Portland International Airport, where the suspect was taken into custody by the Port of Portland Police. No injuries have been reported in the incident.
Emerson was booked on a litany of charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder in the first degree, 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person and one count of endangering an aircraft in the first degree, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to the Post. Emerson is currently in custody at the Multnomah County Detention Center in Portland, Oregon where he is awaiting arraignment, authorities said.
“The safety of the flying public and our crews is at the foundation of everything we do, and we are fully co-operating with authorities as they investigate this incident” the association said when reached by email.
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