An off
duty.
Alaska Airlines pilot pleaded not guilty to 83 counts of attempted
murder yesterday for allegedly trying to shut off a plane's engines
while
mid flight.
According to court documents filed yesterday,
Joseph Emerson says he took magic mushrooms 48 hours before boarding the flight
and believed he was dreaming during the incident,
Emerson who was writing the cockpit's jump seat allegedly tried to activate the
plane's emergency fire suppression system which would have shut off the engines.
Prosecutors also claim Emerson attempted to grab the emergency
exit handle while being restrained by the flight crew.
Emerson is also charged with a federal account of interfering with a flight crew.