A pilot hits Alaska Airlines jets for trial images

A former pilot has pleaded guilty to federal court charges that have been accused of trying to shut down the pilot’s midway plane’s engine.

Court documents show Joseph David Emerson was off duty in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight when he told the pilot “I’m not good” and then tried to put the engine in the air.

Emerson also told police that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms and had been struggling with depression.

Under his plea agreement, prosecutors can recommend a sentence of one year, while his attorneys are not expected to cite additional prison terms.

He pleaded guilty to reckless and first-degree endangerment Oregon court aircraft and pleaded guilty in federal court, according to BBC’s U.S. partner CBS News.

In state court, he has served 50 days in prison, he has served five years of probation, and 664 hours of community service – he is on the verge of extinction for eight hours, while CBS News recovers $60,659 (£44,907) among his partners in the United States.

“What Joseph Emerson did was reckless, selfish and criminal,” said Eric Pickard, deputy prosecutor of Mordoma County, Oregon. “We should remember that he not only ruined the lives of 84 people on flights 2059, but also ruined all their family and friends.”

He said Emerson said in court Friday that the hat could not perceive reality after taking mushrooms, but “this is not true.”

“This difficult journey has made me a better father, a better husband, a better community member,” he said. “Today, when I have to deal with life with alcohol, I will be a powerless father.”

On the October 22, 2023 flight from Everett, Washington to San Francisco, California, 80 passengers boarded. It was then transferred to Portland, Oregon.

The criminal lawsuit states that a pilot said he had to fight Emerson until he stopped resisting and was taken out of the cockpit. The entire incident lasted about 90 seconds.

Emerson told the flight attendant: “You need to cuff me now or it will be bad,” and later tried to extend the emergency exit handle during the plane’s descent, the document said.

A flight attendant told investigators they observed Emerson saying “I messed up everything” and that he “tryed to kill everyone.”

Emerson can provide half of community service hours at Clear Skies ahead, a nonprofit he co-founded with his wife after his arrest.

He also had to conduct drug and alcohol assessments on him, avoid over-the-counter medications, and keep at least 25 feet (7.6 million) away from the actionable jet without the permission of his probation officer, CBS reported.

His verdict in the federal case was scheduled for November 17.