Pilot Who Attempted to Shut Off Engine During Flight Pleads Guilty
September 6, 2025
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as posted by the channelA former commercial airline pilot pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday for trying to shut off the engines of a Horizon Airlines jet mid-flight in 2023. Joseph Emerson now faces up to 20 years in prison on the federal charge. Emerson, who was not piloting the jet but sitting in a cockpit jump seat, said he had taken hallucinogenic “magic mushrooms” before the flight, which was carrying 84 people.
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