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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, 44, 'tried to shut down jet's ENGINES in mid-air while riding in cockpit jump seat,' forcing plane to divert: Charged with EIGHTY-THREE counts of attempted murder
UK Daily Mail ^ | 10/23/2023 | LAURA PARNABY

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: alaskaairlines; alaskanairlines; emerson; faa; flight2059; josephdavidemerson; josephemerson
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1 posted on 10/23/2023 9:53:51 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

What’s his name? Abdulla Mohammad?


2 posted on 10/23/2023 9:55:21 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: DFG

Sudden Jihad Syndrome?.........................


3 posted on 10/23/2023 9:55:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DFG

I wonder what would have happened had he been the actual pilot.


4 posted on 10/23/2023 9:56:45 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: DFG

OMG. Did he just convert to ISLAM?


5 posted on 10/23/2023 9:57:41 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
What’s his name?

Joseph David Emerson
6 posted on 10/23/2023 9:58:06 AM PDT by TexasGunLover
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To: DFG
Recent convert? (to you know what)
Greenie? (trying to reduce our carbon footprint)
Covid Vax affecting his brain (and seeking company on the 'Sudden Death' express)? Just batspit crazy?
7 posted on 10/23/2023 9:58:56 AM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Guess you didn’t read the article. His name is
Joseph David Emerson.


8 posted on 10/23/2023 10:02:53 AM PDT by chuckb87
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To: DFG

They include his middle name so that might be a clue. The Conspiracy Theory movie with Mel Gibson


9 posted on 10/23/2023 10:03:18 AM PDT by Othniel77
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To: DFG

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.


10 posted on 10/23/2023 10:03:42 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: DFG

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


11 posted on 10/23/2023 10:03:43 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: DFG
There was an episode of Air Disasters on The Smithsonian Channel where a pilot who was about to be fired for faking his proficiency tests smuggled hammers onboard a flight and then attacked the flight crew. He intended to crash the plane so his family could get the insurance money.

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

12 posted on 10/23/2023 10:04:24 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Othniel77

13 posted on 10/23/2023 10:05:25 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

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.


14 posted on 10/23/2023 10:09:02 AM PDT by Murder of Crows
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To: DFG

And here I was telling someone about EgyptAir 990 just a few days ago...


15 posted on 10/23/2023 10:10:24 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: DFG

No perp pics ... yet.


16 posted on 10/23/2023 10:10:25 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: crusty old prospector

Then you better hope they have a private pilot on board as a passenger...


17 posted on 10/23/2023 10:10:38 AM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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To: Thunder90

...who didn’t have the fish!


18 posted on 10/23/2023 10:13:32 AM PDT by null and void (The Democrats want denser housing with denser people living in them.)
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To: DFG
several pictures related to this article - is this him? Mods please remove if not


19 posted on 10/23/2023 10:14:28 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Joseph David Emerson

That's his slave name. What's his 'new' name?

20 posted on 10/23/2023 10:16:11 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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