Alaska Airlines pilot charged in federal court after alleged attempt to shut down plane engines, grab emergency exit handle

Alaska Airlines pilot charged in federal court after alleged attempt to shut down plane engines, grab emergency exit handle

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An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot was charged in federal court after allegedly attempting to shut down an in-flight plane's engines on Sunday, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Joseph David Emerson, 44, has been in custody since Sunday when a San Francisco-bound Horizon Air plane, which was…

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