Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Shut Down Jet’s Engines Mid-Flight Did Psychedelic Mushrooms Before Flight
Attempted Murder
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot told police he tried to pull the handles that would have activated a Horizon Air flight’s fire suppression system and shut down the plane’s engines Sunday afternoon because he thought he was dreaming and wanted to wake up. Joseph David Emerson, 44, also told police he’d taken psychedelic mushrooms 48 …