The airline says he tried to kill the engines shortly into the flight, but the captain and crew were able to get him into handcuffs and the flight was diverted to portland. Emerson lives in the bay area in pleasant hill. This is the outside of his home. Danya bacchus has the air Traffic Control audio from the shocking incident. Horizon making an Emergency Landing, eta four minutes. The call came sunday night. We got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. Reporter an offduty pilot riding in the jump seat of the flight from everett, washington, to San Francisco tried to shut down the engines midflight. The jump seat pilot, who is the extra pilot they give a ride, tried to shut down the engines. Theyre Emergency Landing four minutes out. Doesnt sound like hes caused any issues in the back. I think hes subdued. We warned Law Enforcement as soon as we get on the ground. Reporter the flight was diverted to portland. 44yearold Joseph Emerson of pleasant hill, californ
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Earth planning date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023: Our view out of the window, in this case the front hazard camera, is spectacular today, as you can see above. Regular readers of the mission updat