An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to disable an aircraft’s engines while riding in the cockpit jump seat on a regional flight. Photo: Aubrey Gavello/Local News X/TMX via AP
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https://www.wsj.com/us-news/alaska-airlines-pilot-charged-after-allegedly-trying-to-disable-engines-during-flight-d37b0a92Joseph David Emerson faces federal criminal charge of interfering with flight crew members; court documents suggest psychedelic mushrooms may have played a roleThe details came as federal prosecutors accused Joseph David Emerson on Tuesday of interfering with flight crew members and attendants on a flight last weekend, which eventually landed safely in Portland, Ore.
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