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Ex-Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut a Passenger Flight’s Engines Reaches Plea Deals, His Lawyer Says
Joseph David Emerson will plead guilty to federal and state charges after attempting to disable a plane's engines in 2023, endangering more than 80 passengers during the flight diversion.
- A former Alaska Airlines pilot was accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit.
- He has reached plea agreements with state and federal prosecutors, planning to plead guilty to the federal charge and no-contest to the state charge.
- Emerson told police he was despondent, had taken psychedelic mushrooms, and hadn't slept in over 40 hours when he tried to activate the fire suppression system to cut off the engines, believing he was dreaming.
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Ex-pilot accused of trying to cut a passenger flight's engines reaches plea deals, his lawyer says
A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit has reached plea agreements with state and federal prosecutors, his attorney said.
·Los Angeles, United States
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Ex-pilot from Pleasanton to plead guilty to cutting flight’s engines: lawyer
A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit has reached plea agreements with state and federal prosecutors, his attorney said Thursday.
·Oakland, United States
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