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"Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson was on
MAGIC MUSHROOMS
when he 'tried to shut down plane's engine' after saying 'I'm not OK':
Dad-of-two charged in federal court and also faces 83 counts of attempted murder."
- Emerson says he was on magic mushrooms and 'wanted to wake up' when the chaos started, according to federal court documents.
After reaching for the two red levers, one of the pilots 'wrestled' him off before declaring an in-flight emergency and telling flight attendants Emerson was 'losing it'.
They then turned off autopilot and changed course for Portland, the affidavit states.
Once Emerson was locked out of the cockpit, he was seen 'peacefully walking to the back of the aircraft' and told one flight attendant he 'just got kicked out of the flight deck'.
According to the court documents, he then warned: 'You need to cuff me right now or it's going to be bad.'
Flight attendants had to place Emerson in wrist restraints and seat him in the rear of the aircraft.
Emerson then tried to grab the handle of an emergency exit and a flight attendant stopped him by placing her hands on top of his, according to the DOJ.
One of the attendants also claimed he made statements including
'I messed everything up', and 'he tried to kill everybody'.
In a recorded interview with cops, Emerson said he believed he was having a 'nervous breakdown' and had not slept in 40 hours, the affidavit states.
'I didn't feel okay. It seemed like the pilots weren't paying attention to what was going on. They didn't... it didn't seem right,' he told police.
Emerson denied taking any medication but spoke with cops about using psychedelic mushrooms - telling them it was his first time taking the drug.
According to the affidavit, Emerson asked if he could waive his right to an attorney at the Port of Portland police department, and said:
'I'm admitting to what I did. I'm not fighting any charges you want to bring against me, guys.'
Emerson had been sitting in the third 'jump' seat of the cockpit when the chaos started - a seat commonly used by off-duty pilots who need to fly a later flight so they don't need to take up a passenger seat.
The captain told ground control:
'We've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. He doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right now, and I think he's subdued. Other than that, yeah, we want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and parked.'
There were 80 passengers including children along with four crewmembers on board the plane."
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Pilot on MAGIC MUSHROOMS when he 'tried to shut down plane's engine'
Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson, 44, told federal officials: 'Yah …I pulled both emergency shut off handles because I thought I was dreaming and I just wanna wake up.'
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