Alaska Airlines Pilot Charged with 83 Counts of Attempted Murder

An off-duty Alaska Airways pilot is in large hassle after allegedly making an attempt to take down a aircraft from a sister airline — and you may inform by the handfuls of expenses he is now going through.

44-year-old Joseph D. Emerson — who’s employed by Alaska — was arrested and booked Monday on 83 counts of tried homicide in Multnomah County, OR … this after legislation enforcement claims he tried to close off the plane’s engines mid-flight the evening prior.

It is a unusual story … apparently, Emerson was hitching a trip on a Horizon Airways flight — which is owned by the identical firm that manages Alaska — that was going from Seattle to San Francisco … however which needed to divert to Portland due to this alleged incident.

Based on cops — who cite crew members onboard — Emerson pulled this extremely harmful stunt whereas sitting within the cockpit’s soar seat … however fortunately, the captain and first officer have been capable of subdue him and stop the aircraft from taking place.

ATC audio reportedly captured crew members discussing what occurred over the airwaves — with somebody saying, “We’ve obtained the man that attempted to close the engines down out of the cockpit and he doesn’t sound like he’s inflicting any difficulty within the again proper now, I feel he’s subdued. We would like legislation enforcement as quickly as we get on the bottom and parked.”

Effectively, Emerson was certainly met by officers … and so they’re accusing him of lots. Along with the 83 tried homicide expenses, he is additionally been hit with 83 counts of reckless endangerment — plus, endangering an plane. No phrase on what probably led him to do that.