Posted on 10/23/2023 9:53:51 AM PDT by DFG
An off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off the engines on a packed-out Alaska Airlines passenger jet on Sunday has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder.
Joseph David Emerson, 44, faces the litany of homicide charges along with an additional 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft, police documents show.
Emerson is believed to have been sat in the jump seat beside the operating pilot on board a Embraer 175 plane flying from Everett in suburban Seattle to San Francisco.
He is accused of attempting to deploy the fire suppression system before crew members managed to 'subdue' him and remove him from the controls, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Alaska Airlines said the flight, which departed Washington state at 5.23pm, was diverted to Portland International Airport following the 'security threat'.
'On Oct. 22, Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 operated by Horizon Air from Everett, WA (PAE) to San Francisco, CA (SFO) reported a credible security threat related to an authorized occupant in the flight deck jump seat,′ Alaska Airlines said.
'The crew secured the aircraft without incident.
'We are grateful for the professional handling of the situation by the Horizon flight crew and appreciate our guests' calm and patience throughout this event.'
Live Air Traffic audio appears to show a pilot describing the person believed to be Emerson 'subdued' after the incident, suggesting there was a struggle.
'We've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit and he doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right now, I think he's subdued,' a pilot told air traffic controllers, according to audio recorded by Live ATC.
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What’s his name? Abdulla Mohammad?
Sudden Jihad Syndrome?.........................
I wonder what would have happened had he been the actual pilot.
OMG. Did he just convert to ISLAM?
Guess you didn’t read the article. His name is
Joseph David Emerson.
They include his middle name so that might be a clue. The Conspiracy Theory movie with Mel Gibson
Jesus Christ!!!!!!
Life in prison or the death penalty. Nothing else will suffice.
This is 100% a terrorist event.
NOW- so sorry for all of those commuting pilots - look for the cockpit to be sealed off and NO jumpsuit riders.
Who remembers this freakazoid POS?
Killed 150 people including babies so he could satisfy his feverish death wish. Few a loaded jetliner straight into a mountain.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/germanwings-bea-report-1.3489353
The crew eventually subdued him and the captain landed the plane successfully. Unfortunately, the crew suffered brain damage from the hammer attacks and were not able to return to duty.
The guy is serving a life sentence in prison.
-PJ
I suspect the perp is either a Mooselimb, a black guy or queer because if he was a white heterosexual Christian male that would have been included in the headline.
And here I was telling someone about EgyptAir 990 just a few days ago...
No perp pics ... yet.
Then you better hope they have a private pilot on board as a passenger...
...who didn’t have the fish!
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That's his slave name. What's his 'new' name?
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