Court filings reveal info on off-duty pilot who tried to shut off engines on
Alaska Airlines flight
Video: https://youtu.be/J62JnzMgN1w?si=tOreCeBz-b7dB24M
Apparently, he was on a psychedelic mushroom trip, and requested to be
handcuffed.

On Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:27:05 -0000 (UTC), "Leroy N. Soetoro"
<democrat-criminals@mail.house.gov> wrote:

>https://www.newser.com/story/341746/pilot-charged-with-83-counts-of-
>attempted-murder.html
>
>An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot faces 83 counts of attempted murder
>after authorities say he tried to turn off the engines mid-flight, reports
>NBC News. The incident happened Sunday on a flight out of Everett,
>Washington, bound for San Francisco. The airline says the off-duty pilot
>was sitting in the "jump seat" of the cockpit, as is common when pilots
>are commuting from one airport to another, per CNN. At some point, the man
>identified as 44-year-old Joseph Emerson "unsuccessfully attempted to
>disrupt the operation of the engines," said the airline. ABC News reports
>he did so by "grabbing the fire extinguisher handles on the engines."
>
>The captain and first officer subdued the man and handcuffed him to a
>seat, according to the airline and a federal official who spoke to ABC, as
>captured in audio from the plane to air-traffic controllers recorded by
>LiveATC.net: "We've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of
>the cockpit, and he doesn't sound like he's causing any issues in the back
>right now," the pilot said. "I think he's subdued. Other than that, we
>want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and are parked." The
>plane diverted to Portland, where Emerson was taken into custody. Flight
>2059 had 80 passengers and four crew members, and Emerson is charged with
>83 felony counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment,
>and one count of endangering an aircraft, per booking records.
>
>The flight was operated by Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Airlines.
>"The FAA is engaged with Alaska and Horizon airlines and is supporting law
>enforcement investigations into Sunday evening's incident," said the FAA
>in a statement. More details about Emerson were not immediately available.
>He was reportedly scheduled to be part of a 737 flight crew in San
>Francisco. "We are grateful for the professional handling of the situation
>by the Horizon flight crew and appreciate our guests' calm and patience
>throughout this event," Alaska Airlines said in a statement. (Read more
>Alaska Airlines stories.)