What we know about the off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who is accused of trying to shut off a plane's engines mid-flight

An off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight en route to San Francisco on Sunday is facing dozens of attempted murder charges after he tried to shut down the plane’s engines mid-flight, authorities say.

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