Pilot without duty pleads guilty of trying to break Alaska Airlines Jet

The former pilot, who is accused of trying to exclude the engines of the passenger plane in the middle of the flight, found himself guilty of allegations of the federal court.

Joseph David Emerson drove into the flight coat of Alaska Airlines when he told the pilots “I’m not ok” before trying to cut the engines, showed court documents.

Emerson also told the police that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms and fought with depression.

According to the guilt agreement, the prosecutor’s office may recommend one year in prison, and his lawyers are expected to argue without an additional term in prison.

He did not recognize the unconditioned threat and first degree, which threatens the aircraft in Oregon’s court, and is guilty of a federal court, according to the US partner BBC CBS News.

In the state court he was sentenced to 50 days of prison, which he had already served, five years of probation, 664 hours of utilities – eight hours for each person he exposes – and 60 659 dollars (44 907 pounds) in restitution, CBS News, partner of the USA.

“What Joseph Emerson did was ill -advised, selfish and criminal,” said the deputy district prosecutor of Mulnom, Oregon, the deputy district prosecutor Eric Picard. “We must remember how close it came to life not only 84 people aboard the 2059 flight, but also all their family and friends.”

In the court on Friday, Emerson said he could not perceive the reality after taking the mushrooms, but added “it does not do it correct.”

“This difficult journey made me the best father, the best husband, the best member of my community,” he said. “Today I would become my dad, I was unable if I had to use alcohol to fight life as life.”

On October 22, 2023, the flight of Evereta, Washington, to San Francisco, California, with 80 passengers aboard. It was then redirected to Portland, Oregon.

The criminal complaint states that one pilot said he had to fight Emerson until he stopped resisting and led out of the cab. The whole incident lasted about 90 seconds.

After subordination, Mr. Emerson said that the stewards: “You need to trim me now, otherwise it will be bad,” and later tried to get to the emergency handle of the exit during the origin of the plane, the documents said.

One stewardess told the investigators that they had observed that Emerson said, “I confused everything” and that he “tried to kill everyone.”

Emerson can serve half of his public hours in Clear Skies forward, non -profit for the pilot health he founded with his wife after his arrest.

It should also be evaluated for the use of drugs and alcohol, refrain from using unwritten drugs and store at least 25 feet (7.6 million) from functional aircraft without the permission of the employee conditionally, CBS reports.

His verdict in the federal case is scheduled for November 17.