This week, Joseph Emerson pleaded not guilty to 83 counts of attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft following the incident
Alaska Airlines has released a statement that the carrier is "deeply disturbed" to hear reports that a pilot was under the influence of magic mushrooms when "he tried to shut off the plane's engines".
The pilot has reportedly been struggling with depression and said he was having a "nervous breakdown". It has been reported that he hadn't slept in 40 hours. On Tuesday, Alaska Airlines released a statement saying it was "deeply disturbed" by Emerson's actions adding that he did not appear to have been impaired prior to takeoff.
"The details in the DOJ affidavit describing the actions of our flight crew are consistent with our understanding of what occurred based on debriefings with each member of the flight crew. Upon exiting the flight deck, both Flight Attendants confirmed that Emerson was escorted by a Flight Attendant to the rear of the aircraft where Emerson was placed in wrist restraints and belted into the aft jump seat.
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