High on mushrooms, he tried to down the plane. As first reported in TGP in October 2023, an Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 Everett, Washington to San Francisco, California, reported a ‘credible security threat’ related to an ‘authorized occupant in the flight deck jump seat′. The airplane crew secured the aircraft without further incident. It soon arose that Joseph David Emerson, an off-duty pilot, tried to shut off the plane’s engines mid-flight after taking psychedelic mushrooms. More audio from the Alaska Airlines flight where an off duty pilot tried to shut down the engines mid-flight… #AlaskaAirlines #pilot #flying pic.twitter.com/x73c2BLkOi — Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) October 23, 2023 Emerson was arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment (state charges), and one count…
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