Joseph Emerson was charged by a grand jury with one count of endangering an aircraft and 83 other counts of recklessly endangering another person, a district attorney said on Tuesday.
The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 83 charges of recklessly endangering another person and one charge of endangering an aircraft.
A grand jury indicted an off-duty pilot on dozens of counts on Tuesday after he allegedly tried turning off the engines midair on a Horizon Air flight from Everett, Wash. to San Francisco in October.
The Portland, Oregon, grand jury indicted Joseph David Emerson, 44, on lesser charges than state prosecutors had originally sought deciding he didn't seek to injure anybody.
By Cheri Mossburg and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — Joseph Emerson, the Alaska Airlines pilot who allegedly attempted to shut off the engines of a passenger plane mid-flight in October, was indicted on 84 counts in an Oregon court Tuesday.
Joseph Emerson, the off-duty Bay Area pilot accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight in October has been indicted by a grand jury, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.
PORTLAND, Ore. >> The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 84 endangerment charges, but is no longer charged with attempted murder, authorities said Tuesday.
An Oregon grand jury has indicted Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph David Emerson on 84 counts after he allegedly attempted to cut off a plane's engine during an October flight.
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