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Judge says ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines can be released before trial
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Joseph Emerson is accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco in October while riding in the cockpit as an off-duty pilot.
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Joseph Emerson posted a $50,000 bond to get out. He will need to stay away from drugs and not come within 30 feet of an operable aircraft as conditions of release.
An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit was released from jail pending trial Thursday, after an Oregon judge approved it with conditions that include keeping away from aircraft.
Joseph Emerson is accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco in October while riding in the cockpit as an off-duty pilot.
The release conditions include that Joseph Emerson undergo mental health services, stay away from drugs and alcohol and not come within 30 feet of an operable aircraft.
An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit has been released from jail pending trial.
