Off-Duty Pilot Charged With 83 Counts of Attempted Murder After Trying to Shut Down Plane Engine Mid-Flight
Travelers on an Alaska Airlines flight faced a mid-flight nightmare after an off-duty pilot, sitting in the cockpit, tried to shut off the plane’s engine, the airline said. Joseph Emerson, age 44, was charged with 83 felony counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment, and one count of endangering an aircraft after trying…