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i'm here in pleasant hill in front of joseph emerson's home. we are all trying to figure out exactly what happened to emerson. >> and what could be done to help him. i spoke with a commercial airline pilot and she shared with me. her thoughts, laura and sattler says that this case is very disturbing and unsettling. she says it is also rare because at the heart of a pilot's core belief is to protect passengers to make sure that they reach their destination safely. she says, although this case reinforces the need to have 2 capable pilots in the cockpit to manage situation, especially like this, she says it also brings into focus importance of diving further into pilot's mental health and making sure that if there is a need, they get proper help and support. >> as far future going forward and things that we can do to kind of look at and implement as i said, i would just say things that we need to better recognize and better support pilot mental health aspects. so i think what we're doing is working. we have very strict, very tight standards medical

alaska airlines saying joseph emerson has been relieved of his duties. the pleasant hill resident in the east bay pleading not guilty today to 83 counts of attempted murder. that was in oregon courtroom. thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. newly released court documents reveal exactly what happened on sunday aboard that flight. >> prosecutors say emerson was sitting in the jump seat behind the pilot when he started pulling on the handles of the planes, fire suppression system, which if he had been successful, would have cut fuel to the plane's engines. prosecutors say he has admitted to doing so and he's now facing both state and federal charges. we do have team coverage on this story tonight. kron four's theresa live from outside emerson's home in pleasant hill. but first kron four's dan kerman joining us from the newsroom with the breakdown of those court documents tan. >> now, the big question is, how could someone do such a thing? these court documents tell a story of a depressed man in crisis gr

it's a crazy story a lot of people are talking about in court documents now reveal joseph emerson. >> who lives here in pleasant hill said he had taken magic mushrooms in the days leading up to the flight in question and that he hadn't slept in many hours. and today in court, he pleaded not guilty to 83 counts of second-degree attempted murder. kron four's amanda hari joins us in the newsroom with more on what could happen next in this case, amanda, a plea of insanity is off the table according to one lawyer because joseph emerson. >> admitted to taking magic mushrooms before boarding the plane. prosecutors say the off-duty pilot tried to pull on the handles of the planes, fire suppression system while in flight. if he was successful, it would have cut off fuel to the plane's engines. >> tuesday afternoon, alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson of pleasant hill appeared oregon state court pleading not guilty to 83 counts of second degree attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft. emerson attempted to cut the engines of the plane sunday night forcing the fligh

as the alaska airlines flight took off from seattle paine airport in washington state, joseph emerson emerson — seen here entering court — suddenly tried to cut off both the plane's engines. one of the pilots wrestled with him. they then told air traffic control that they'd got him out of the cockpit. 0k, i'lljust give you a heads—up. we've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit, and he doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right mr emerson was handcuffed to a seat in the back of the plane, but court documents say he tried to reach for the emergency—exit handle as the plane descended. he told investigators he'd had a nervous breakdown, and hadn't slept for a0 hours. he also told the police that he'd been dealing with mental—health issues and, for the first time, had taken psychedelic mushrooms. joseph emerson has pleaded not guilty to 83 charges of attempted murder — one for every person on board the plane. sharon barbour, bbc news. 0n the schwarzenegger has written a book on advice on how to be successful, and has been sharing words of wisd

joseph emerson briefly appeared in a portland, oregon courtroom today. earlier today, jessica discharge the 44-year-old with interfering with a flight crew, he is already facing 83 counts of attempted murder. and reckless endangerment in state court, and now we are hearing from passengers on board that flight. clean the flight attendant came on the loudspeaker and said that we had a situation and we needed to land the plane immediately. after we landed, about five police officers came on and escorted the gentleman from the back of the plane, and he was in zip ties and you know, the whole situation, the entire time, was very calm, he was cooperative. >> jose martinez has been digging into the surprising new development in this case. he joins us with those details. rose? >> me tell you something, according to a federal complaint against joseph emerson after being arrested, he told the officers that he became depressed six months ago and talked about the use of psychedelic mushrooms stating that this was the first time he took them. >> reporter: according t

as for joseph emerson, a neighbor described him as friendly. we just can't imagine him doing anything that would hurt anyone. now, faa records show joseph emerson received his latest medical clearance just last month. investigators say this incident was not related to events in the middle east or current events. they're now looking through emerson's social media. rhiannon really scary. >> ike. thank you for that. one less republican is now running for speaker of the house. pennsylvania congressman dan muser has dropped out of the race. house members last night heard from the remaining eight candidates ahead of another secret ballot vote today. congressman tom emmer is considered the front runner. he denies any tension with former president trump and members voted to certify the 2020 election, angering trump loyalists. >> police near milwaukee are investigating a shooting at a middle school. they say a suspect was acting erratically and climbed onto the school's roof and began firing at police. they fired back, killing the suspect. no details on

alaska airlines announcing it has removed the off duty pilot, 44 year old joseph emerson from service indefinitely and relieved him of all duties with the airline. >> and this comes as we learn what emerson told the off duty pilots on duty. pilots rather, moments before he acted. >> abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes is going through court documents very closely. he is in the newsroom with the very latest on this. dan? >> well, dan and ama, the court documents describe a terrifying 90s that's how long the on duty pilot struggled with joseph emerson as he tried to cut power to the jet's engines. through his attorney, 44 year old joseph emerson pleaded not guilty to the 83 attempted murder counts for each of the people aboard that alaska airlines flight operated by horizon air from everett, washington, to sfo sunday, he seemed to catch someone's eye in the gallery and mouth. a message as his lawyer began. good afternoon, your honor. >> for mr. emerson, he is truly named. we've received two copies of the district attorney's information. we would waive further reading and advice of

tonight, joseph emerson facing 83 counts of attempted murder everyone. tonight here, you'll hear the conversation between the cockpit and air traffic control as this all unfolded. abc's gio benitez covers aviation as this investigation tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi is investigating after an off-duty pilot allegedly tried to crash a passenger plane. alaska air flight 2059 left seattle bound for san francisco at 5:2 p.m. sunday, packed full with 80 passengers, including multiple infants on laps. and including 44-year-old joseph emerson, an off-duty pilot with alaska airlines, who was hitching a ride, seated in the jump seat inside the cockpit. when soon after takeoff he allegedly tried to cut the plane's engines by pulling the fire extinguisher handles on the engines called a "t handle." >> the t handle, which is what this individual tried to pull on each engine, actually turns the engine off and prepares it for a fire extinguisher. the problem is at high altitude, you can get the engines restarted. at low altitude, that could be a % >> reporter:

as the alaska airlines flight took off from seattle payne airport in washington state, joseph emersonday, mr emerson — seen here entering court — suddenly tried to cut off both the plane's engines. one of the pilots wrestled with him. they then told air traffic control that they'd got him out of the cockpit. ok, i'lljust give you a heads—up. we've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit, and he doesn't sound like he's got any issue in the back right now. and he doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right now. other than that, you know, we want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and park. mr emerson was handcuffed to a seat in the back of the plane, but court documents say he tried to reach for the emergency—exit handle as the plane descended. he told investigators he'd had a nervous breakdown, and hadn't slept for a0 hours. he also told the police that he'd been dealing with mental—health issues and, for the first time, had taken psychedelic mushrooms. joseph emerson has pleaded not guilty to 83 charges of attempted murder — one

court documents reveal joseph emerson. a pleasant hill said he was on magic mushrooms at the time today in court. >> he pleaded not guilty to 83 counts of second degree. attempted murder are crawford's amanda hari joins us now live the newsroom with what could happen next in this bizarre case, amanda. >> a plea of insanity is off the table according to one lawyer because joseph emerson admitted to taking magic mushrooms before boarding the plane. prosecutors say the off-duty pilot tried to pull on the handles of the planes, fire suppression system while in flight. if he was successful, it would have cut off fuel to the plane's engines. >> this is his trip of a lifetime tuesday afternoon. alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson of pleasant hill appeared oregon state court pleading not guilty to 83 counts of second degree attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft. emerson attempted to cut the engines of a plane sunday night forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in portland. thing in emergen

today joseph emerson, dressed in blue, made his first appearance in a portland courtroom. the 44-year-old commercial pilot pled not guilty to 167 charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder. according to federal court documents, emerson admits to trying to turn off the plane's engine after telling the pilots he was, quote, not okay. >> well, it's really sad news. i never would imagine. >> reporter: on sunday, emerson was riding as a passenger in the cockpit's third seat from washington to sfo. court documents go on to say the pleasant hill resident told police he thought he was, quote, dreaming and wanted to wake up. investigators say he admitted to taking psychedelic mushrooms. they also claim emerson explained he was dealing with depression, had not slept in 40 hours, and thought he was having a nervous breakdown, shocking neighbor karen yee. >> he was lucid enough to realize that things were going wrong in his head, and he could express himself and get people to take care of him. so that shows what kind of a good person he really is. >> reporter: the official incide

today joseph emerson, dressed in blue, made his first appearance in a portland courtroom. he pled not guilty to 167 charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder. according to federal court documents, emerson admits to trying to turn off the plane's engine after telling the pilots he was, quote, not okay. >> well, it's really sad news. i never would imagine. >> reporter: emerson was riding as a passenger in the cockpit's third seat. court documents go on to say the pleasant hill resident told police he thought he was, quote, dreaming and wanted to wake up. investigators say he admitted to taking psychedelic mushrooms, something he claims he's never done before. they say emerson explained he was dealing with depression, had not slept in 40 hours, and thought he was having a nervous breakdown. >> i hope he gets the help he needs. i want him to have the medical and the psychological help that he needs, and i want that for the family too. i want them to have the support. i'm hoping that all those charges, those horrible charges, go away because he clearly was not in his righ

. >> this pleasant hill home is where alaska airlines pilot joseph emerson lives with his wife and 2 kids. we saw some family members and a friend going back and forth from a truck to the home gathering items for the family. we asked if they would chat with us about this, but they said they've been advised by attorneys not to speak with news outlets. date. they give a ride trying track down the end their verdict. the landing foreman alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson was arrested sunday after allegedly causing a disturbance in the cockpit of a horizon air commercial plane. this forced an emergency landing in portland. >> well, the plane was in route to san francisco international airport from everett, washington. officials say emerson was off duty sitting in the cockpits jump seat. >> when he tried to shut down the plane's engines. officials say the plane's captain co pilot and crew reacted quickly to maintain engine power and subdue emerson. before the emergency landing, emerson was arrested by port of portland police and brought to jail. their passengers were able to

still tonight, that doesn't change the fact that joseph emerson is now facing 83 counts of attempted murder. terrifying moments in a horizon flight cockpit sunday after an off-duty pilot sitting in an extra seat in the cockpit allegedly tried to shut off the engines mid-flight from everett washington to sfo, forcing two pilots to subdue him. >> we've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit, and it doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right now. i think he's subdued. other than that, yeah, we want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground. >> reporter: this man was sitting at the front of the fully booked flight. he says about 25 minutes after takeoff, a flight attendant announced there was an emergency on board. >> she sounded in a panic, and then she took off down the aisle. us passengers just looked at each other and instantly had fear within our bodies, didn't know what it was. >> reporter: stephen says the plane was going down quickly and made several sharp turns. moments later, he says, he saw the cockpit door open and 44-year-ol

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he has since been identified as 44 year-old joseph david emerson, a resident of pleasant hill at this point, we don't know his motive for allegedly trying to turn off the engines, but he's now facing 83 counts of attempted murder along with reckless endangerment. and one count of endangering an aircraft. all right, back live. now the passengers on that flight were allowed to board a later flight from portland to here at san francisco a sunday evening. >> the alaska airlines said a statement afternoon that they are cooperating with investigations by the fbi and the portland police department. but for now at sfo, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. >> also learning that the suspect, joseph emerson, had a home here in the bay area. so our team coverage continues right now with kron four's tiffany justice, who's live for us in pleasant hill. tiffany, been talking to his neighbors. what are they saying about him? >> right. so neighbors really taken aback after hearing the news today. i spoke with the couple who lives right next door to his home. they've known the pilot and h

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the pilot, 44 year old joseph emerson, who lives in the east bay, was riding in a cockpit of that flightter takeoff. officials say emerson tried to cut the plane's engines by pulling the fire extinguisher handles known as t handles the t handle, which is what this individual tried to pull on each engine actually turns the engine off and prepares it for a fire extinguisher. >> the problem is at high altitude, you can get the engines restarted at low altitude and that could be a fatal result. >> federal officials tell abc news emerson got overwhelmed by the flight crew and subdued. he was subdued. he was then handcuffed to a seat. passengers say flight attendants told them over the intercom that the suspect had a, quote, mental breakdown. >> so what about the passengers on the plane? we know the flight was full. 83 passengers were on board. we spoke with a woman from san francisco who was flying with her boyfriend. aubrey guevara was sitting toward the back of the plane. her boyfriend was up in the very front seat, one a so she says the flight crew was so calm that he never knew what happe

cbs news confirms joseph emerson is the alaska airlines pilot now in custody in oregon facing 83 counts of attempted murder. authorities say he was off duty riding in an extra seat in the cockpit on the horizon air flight from everett, washington, to sfo. 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 off-duty 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. they're emergency landing four minutes out. >> doesn't sound like he's caused any issues in the back.

joseph emerson faces one federal charge of interfering with a flight crew. in the meantime, his wife and attorney are speaking out and criminal. have more on that coming up a little bit later. senator scott wiener hopes that 3rd time's the charm with the a law failed the law that failed waiting for. failed to pass in 2018, 2019, rob nesbitt. here to tell us more about that. rob. this law is going to be in effect to basically help crack down on smash-and-grab so many times in the city of san francisco. we experience well, now there's about to be a law that could happen. >> next year, the entire state to prevent it. you've seen the smashed out car windows and unfortunately many of you have experienced a car break-in, shark one is the ceo of band ago that rents vans to touring musicians and says his customers have become sitting targets per personally from customers who have lost here. most the music careers. he was joined at the san francisco palace of fine arts thursday by senator scott wiener. mayor london breed and district attorney brooke jenkins. >> who s

police arresting 44 year-old joseph emerson from pleasant hill. he now faces 83 counts of attempted murder. 83 counts of reckless endangerment. and one count of endangering an aircraft. there is no word tonight on a motive. the fbi is investigating this case, ken and vicki and i guess can will go to the pilot that you are the questions i had. how would physically have have tried to shut off the engines and what would have happened if you are successful? well. i'm not a commercial pilot. james guys are a tps air transport pilot which is a special license that you have to have to fly. >> these commercial planes, a jump seat. i have been in jump seat in the cockpit in a plane even larger than that takes gets a hold seat. you see in the flight attendants in those should say fold down the rivers. they have the same thing in the cockpit. so he was sitting behind probably the left seat as you described, which is where the pilot is. the copilot be in the right seat the controls are right there. almost within arm's reach of worry is you have the the engine

this time joseph emerson will be in federal court in oregon to face a single count. >> of interfering with a flight crew kron four's. dan kerman has an update. thursday afternoon. alaska airlines pilot joseph emerson will make his first appearance in federal court. >> where he faces a single count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. the pleasant hill man is currently behind bars in portland after pleading not guilty tuesday to state charges that include 83 counts of second degree attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut down a passenger jet engines mid-flight by activating the planes, fire suppression system. emerson was off duty at the time of the incident and writing in the jump seat behind the pilot. a common practice for off-duty pilots trying to get in position for their next scheduled flight. this individual is a licensed airline pilot and he's been through all those vetting procedures. and so the jump seat policy itself. >> it's not really in question. kristie, karen and associate director of the boeing center for aviation and aerospace safety embry rid

alaska airlines pilot joseph emerson remain behind bars wednesday in portland. >> after pleading not guilty tuesday to 83 counts of second degree attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut down a passenger jet's engines mid-flight by activating the planes fire suppression system. thursday afternoon, the pleasant hill resident. we'll have his first appearance in federal court where he'll face a single count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants jump pilot. >> so exactly they give a ride trying down the engine. >> emerson was off duty at the time of the incident and riding in the jump seat behind the pilot. this is common for off-duty pilots needing to get from point a to point b limiting jump seat access to somebody who has front seat access just doesn't make a whole lot of christie karen and his associate director of the boeing center for aviation and aerospace safety embry riddle aeronautical university. she says changing the policy of who can ride in the jump seat is not the answer. she says what's more important is whether the industry is doing all it can to su

the man is joseph emerson from pleasant hill. he's a pilot, off duty at the time, sitting in the extra seat in the cockpit. passengers said the plane started going down fast, making several sharp turns and they heard an announcement over the speakers about an emergency landing. inside the cockpit we're told that emerson tried to turn the plane's engines off, using what our nbc news aviation analyst says is only to be used in an emergency. >> they have what they call fire handles, t-handles, they call them, on the roof of the cockpit, that you grab, you turn, and you shut down. that actually shuts the fuel off, as well as turning the engine off, so it's used for an emergency situation, if you have an engine fire or something along those lines. it's a quick way of shutting down the engines. this jump seat rider may have tried to use those emergency t-handles to do it. >> reporter: horizon is owned by alaska airlines. emerson was subdued by crew members, then escorted to the back of the plane. upon landing, emerson was taken into cu

yeah, the off-duty pilot identified as 44 year-old joseph emerson. >> of pleasant hill. this was a smaller commuter aircraft that this all happened on. just 76 seats on board took off paine field international airport bound for sfo yesterday. emerson was allowed to be in the cockpit per policy, but after he was allegedly removed, the plane diverted to portland where it was met by law enforcement officers. emerson, his wife and their 2 children moved to pleasant hill about 5 years ago. we spoke with the couple who lives right next door who say they were taken aback by this news. they say they've known the family since they moved in describing the person says outgoing kind and friendly. i shocked and we still can't believe it or >> doesn't sound like it all. i don't know what happened to mentally he would do something like that. he's always been very positive. he's very friendly, very at the you know, i know children. the children have played over here. >> joseph emerson is now being held on 83 counts of attempted murder and reckless endangerment, along with one count of e

kron four's amanda hari has the latest. >> tuesday afternoon, alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson of pleasant hill appeared oregon state court pleading not guilty to 83 counts of second degree attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft. emerson attempted to cut the engines of a plane sunday night forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in portland. jumped pilot. >> so exactly get a ride trying track down the end their version of the landing. 4 minutes court documents say emerson told the 2 pilots he was not ok before you grab the fire suppression handles. the pilots grabbed his wrist to stop him. >> the documents go on to explain. emerson said his best friend recently passed away and he was in a mental health crisis. he had not slept in over 40 hours consumed magic mushrooms. approximately 48 hours prior voluntarily and justin alcohol drugs and that committee and the crime. it's not a defense. he also told officers he struggled with depression for 6 years. but defense attorney michael cardoza says he doesn't believe emerson will be able to use mental health

were aboard the alaska airlines flight operate by horizon air. 44 year old alaska airlines pilot joseph emersonleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges. he's accused of trying to shut off the engines during a flight to san francisco. video shows emerson being removed from the plane, which took off from everett, washington, on sunday. emerson was off duty, sitting in the cockpit at jumpseat when authorities say that he stood up, said, i'm not okay and tried to pull the plane's t handles. the federal criminal complaint says a pilot then grabbed emerson's wrist and wrestled with emerson for a few seconds for control of the aircraft before the emerson stopped. emerson reportedly asked one of the flight attendants to cuff him, one of the passengers on board, saying the flight had a different feel for the next thing that happened that i that i knew that something was wrong was the flight attendant got on the speakerphone phone and said that they were going to be diverting to portland because they were experiencing an issue. >> and the flight attendant's voice was kind of shaking. so definitely s

kron four's amanda hari has the latest. >> tuesday afternoon, alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson of pleasant hill appeared oregon state court pleading not guilty to 83 counts of second degree attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft. emerson attempted to cut the engines of a plane sunday night forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in portland. jumped pilot. >> so exactly take i'd try to down the their version of the landing foreman court documents say emerson told the 2 pilots he was not ok before you grab the fire suppression handles. the pilots grabbed his wrist to stop him. >> the documents go on to explain. emerson said his best friend recently passed away and he was in a mental health crisis. he had not slept in over 40 hours consumed magic mushrooms. approximately 48 hours prior voluntarily and justin alcohol drugs and that committee and the crime. it's not a defense. he also told officers he struggled with depression for 6 years. but defense attorney michael cardoza says he doesn't believe emerson will be able to use mental health as a defense as

his name is joseph emerson and this morning, he is going to be arraigned for multiple felony charges including 83 counts of attempted murder. betty yu with what happened on board that caused ground control to scramble to save lives. >> reporter: this is 44-year-old joseph emerson from pleasant hill. police say the off-duty alaska pilot was riding in the cockpit jump seat and allegedly tried to turn off the plane's engines at about 31,000 feet. >> the jump seat pilot who is an extra pilot, they give a ride, tried to shut down the engines and they're emergency landing four minutes out. >> reporter: the horizon plane, which is owned by alaska airlines, was carrying more than 80 passengers. there are reports he may have tried to pull these red engine fire suppression handles. >> he doesn't sound like he's causing any issues in the back right now. i think he's subdued. >> reporter: emerson was handcuffed in the back of the plane as pilots made an emergency landing. there were no injuries. >> seems like he's settled down as soon as he -- after one moment of going a little bit overboard. >>

neighbors describe joseph david emerson as a family man who loves his wife and two children. he's a very good dad. as far as i could tell. he's always playing with the kids, always doing things for him, taking him places. he also liked to take flight as a commercial pilot for alaska airlines. neighbors say every time we go to seattle, we were like, that could be our neighbor driving us, writing us, their pilots, us there. but when heard the news, i'm like, what? it's near seattle, where a horizon flight took a turn on sunday. never reaching san francisco. emerson was in the jump seat behind the pilots accused of trying to shut the engines down mid-flight with dozens of passengers on board. it just is very surprising. the plane landed safely in portland. emerson is now facing 83 attempted murder charges and others for reckless endangerment. it's scary. you hope that people are vetted. the california pilots association says any off duty pilots using the jump seat are extensively vetted outside emerson's home, a sign reads free flying lessons inquire inside. but no one came to t

a lawyer for joseph emerson said the pilot thanks the flight crew for their swift action against him.he crew stopped emerson from trying to cut the plane's engines and subdued him. emerson's attorney says he was not suicidal or trying to hurt anyone. he told investigators he was suffering a nervous breakdown and had taken psychedelic mushrooms two days before the incident. >>> the u.s. military has released video of yet another chinese fighter jet harassing and flying dangerously close to a u.s. military plane. officials say this happened tuesday over the south china sea. the chinese jet coming within 10 feet of the american b-52. the pentagon says the chinese military has made similar reckless maneuvers on u.s. planes more than 180 times in the past two years. china claims most of the sea as theirs, but the u.s. says it's international waters. >>> thousands of autoworkers are returning to ford plants after their union reached a tentative contract agreement to end of six-week-old strike. the deal, which still has to be approved by union members, includes a 25% pay raise over 4 1/2 yea

and in the cockpit, 44 year old joseph emerson, an off duty pilot with alaska air, hitching a ride inp seat soon after takeoff. officials say emerson tried to cut the plane's engines by pulling the fire extinguisher handles known as the t handles the t handle, which is what this individual tried to pull on each engine actually turns the engines off and prepares it for a fire extinguisher. >> the problem is at high altitude, you can get the engines restarted at low altitude and that could be a fatal result. the crew was able to overpower emerson, handcuffing him to a seat in the cabin. >> we've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. it doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right now. i think he's subdued. >> the pilots then diverted to portland, where emerson was taken into custody after we did land and the gentleman was escorted off the flight attendant got back on the speaker and said, plain and simple, he had a mental breakdown. the faa relies on pilots to self-report any mental health conditions during annual visits with aviation. medica

these are some of the incredible new details coming out after joseph emerson's appearance in a court last night. this is all from information that police got from a conference they had with emerson after they met the flight on the ground in portland. this incident took place at 31,000 feet. emerson was seated in the jump seat. that is a small seat in the cockpit behind the pilots used by other airline pilots to dead head from one airline to another. and he said he reached up for two big red handles at the top of the cockpit. those are the engine fire extinguisher handles that first cut off the flow of fuel and emerson told police he pulled those only has because he thought that he was in a dream and wanted to wake up. and then there was a struggle. and they prevented it from a matter of seconds. emerson left the cockpit, closed the door and told a flight attendant you need to cuff me or it is going to be bad. flight attendants restrained him in the back of the plane and police say that is where he also tried to open an emergency exit. but it is the conversation that police had with em

we're also learning that the suspect, joseph emerson had a home here in the bay area's. our team coverage continues right now with kron four's tiffany justice who is live for us in pleasant hill. tiffany, what have you learned about him? >> right. neighbors really taken aback after hearing the news today. we spoke with the couple who lives right next door to the pilot. they've known the pilot and his family for the past 5 years after they moved into this community. they are shocked. we know that the pilot, joseph emerson, 44 years old and his family of 3, his wife and 2 young boys moved into their home here in pleasant hill about 5 years ago. their next door. neighbors have known them ever since telling us that they've had pleasant conversations there. a pleasant family, and that they've only had great interactions with emerson describing his personality as kind outgoing and friendly. they are shocked after learning the developing news today. >> i shocked and we still can't believe it or this how much it would all. i don't know what happened to mentally, that he would do

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joseph emerson faces th charge of interfering a flight crew. his wife is now speaking out person. bellow joins us now live from the newsroom with the latest on that. no. well, vicki joseph emerson is accused of trying to shut down the jet engines mid-flight. >> on sunday by deactivating the plane's fire suppression system. federal court documents reveal amerson told the pilots, quote, i'm not ok. >> before reaching up and grabbing the red fire handles and pulling them down. this is the moment. emerson was escorted off that plane. he was off duty and was riding in the cockpit at the time of the incident. he was stopped by the 2 pilots flying the plane and was escorted to the back of the aircraft. court documents reveal the flight attendants say he turns toward an emergency exit door and tried to grab the handle but was stopped by one of those attendance. another flight attendant in court documents say she heard him say i messed everything up and that he tried to kill everybody. despite those statements, his attorney told reporters there was no intention to harm himself or other peo

>> now this pleasant hill home is where alaska airlines pilot joseph emerson lives with his wife and 2 kids. now just about an hour ago, we saw some family members and a friend come by gathering some items for the family. the friend telling us that family members have been advised by attorneys not to say a word to news outlets. >> the pilot so they give a ride trying track down the end their verdict. the landing 4 minutes out. >> alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson was arrested sunday after allegedly causing a disturbance in the cockpit of a horizon air commercial plane. this forced an emergency landing in portland while the plane was in route to san francisco international airport from everett, washington. officials say emerson was off duty sitting in the cockpits jump seat when he tried to shut down the plane's engines. officials say the plane's captain co pilot and crew reacted quickly to maintain engine power and subdue emerson. before the emergency landing of a felt like have access >> so you know, we want law enforcement to get on the ground anderson was arrested b

. >> reporter: tonight, alaska airlines pilot joseph david emerson facing attempted murder charges in court for trying to crash a passenger jet. >> not guilty plea on all counts. >> reporter: as we learn he allegedly told investigators he had taken psychedelic mushrooms for the first time some 48 hours before the incident, and thought he was having a nervous breakdown after going without sleep for 40 hours. authorities say emerson was off-duty, hitching a ride in the cockpit's jump seat sunday. the on-duty pilots telling police emerson "engaged in casual conversation" but then mid-flight he threw his headset across the cockpit and announced, "i am not okay." then reaching up and grabbing the red fire handles and pulling them down. a pilot "physically engaged" with emerson for "25 to 30 seconds." had emerson pulled the handles all the way down, the plane would have turned "into a glider within seconds." emerson calming down and exiting the cockpit, allegedly telling a flight attendant, "you need to cuff me right now, or it's going to be bad." emerson telling police he struggled with de

joseph emerson from pleasant hill was riding in the jumpseat in the cockpit. according to court documents, the plane's pilots testified in affidavits that emerson said, quote, i am not okay . that is when the pilots say he tried to pull red fire handles and one of the pilots says he wrestled with emerson and then asked him to leave the cockpit. here is a piece of that in-flight audio. >> we got the guy who tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit. >> flight attendant testified emerson told them, you need to cut me right now or it is going to get bad. she says he went to the emergency exit and tried to grab the handle. she said she stopped him by placing her hand on his. the flight was then safely diverted to portland where emerson was arrested and told an officer he had taken the psychedelic mushrooms. we caught up with one of emerson's pleasant hill neighbors. >> it is really shocking. i am glad they were able to take care of everything. may be the pilot needs some help of some sort. >> the fbi is now investigating this case. emerson is scheduled to

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. >> reporter: today joseph emerson, dressed in blue, made his first appearance in a portland courtroom pled not guilty to 167 charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder. according to federal court documents, he admits to trying to turn off the engine after telling the pilots he was quote, not okay. >> it's really sad news. i never would imagine. >> reporter: sunday emerson was a passenger in the third seat from washington to sfo. he told police he thought he was dreaming and wanted to wake up. investigators say he admitted to taking mushrooms, and was dealing with depression, had not slept in 40 hours, thought he was having a nervous breakdown. >> he was lucid enough to realize things were going wrong in his head and could express himself and get people to take care of him. so that shows what kind of a good person he really is. >> reporter: the official incident report shows the off-duty pilot was sent to the back of the plane and reportedly told a flight attendant quote, you need to cuff me right now or it's going to be bad. then he dried to grab the emergency exit door handle b

. >> once the plane landed safely portland police arrested 44-year-old joseph emerson. he is being charged with 83 felony counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment, one count of endangering an aircraft. >>> another story, four teens were shot at a weekend party in oakley. this happened saturday night on shannon way. one teen died and the others remain in the hospital. the 16-year-old who died attended liberty high school. shawn chitnis tells us now the school is preparing to support students and staff still processing the loss. >> reporter: a horrible way to start a new week at school and leaders will do what they can to try and support students and staff with counselors on campus. the shooting happened at a house party in oakley saturday. surveillance video captured some of the chaos after with people screaming and someone running to help. that was a neighbor who told kpix he found teen boys on the ground with gun shot wounds as he arrived. >> i heard somebody say they were shot. i ran out and grabbed one of my tourniquets. i happened to see the ot

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four's amanda hari has a closer look. >> tuesday afternoon, alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson of pleasant hill appeared oregon state court pleading not guilty to 83 counts of second degree attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft. emerson attempted to cut the engines of a plane sunday night forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in portland. jumped pilot. >> so exactly take i'd try to track down the end their version of the landing. 4 minutes court documents say emerson told the 2 pilots he was not ok before you grab the fire suppression handles. the pilots grabbed his wrist to stop him. >> the documents go on to explain. emerson said his best friend recently passed away and he was in a mental health crisis. he had not slept in over 40 hours consumed magic mushrooms. approximately 48 hours prior voluntarily and justin alcohol drugs and that committee and the crime. it's not a defense. he also told officers he struggled with depression for 6 years. but defense attorney michael cardoza says he doesn't believe emerson will be able to use mental health as

yeah, 44 year old joseph emerson is expected to be in court today. that is at 2:00.e's being held in oregon without bail. he is facing 167 charges, 83 of those are related to attempted murder. and some of those other charges include reckless endangerment. emerson is accused of trying to seize control of the engines mid-flight. he was seated in the flight deck jump seat and he was off duty at the time. alaska airlines says he tried to engage what's called the engine fire handle and that would turn on the plane's fire suppression system and shut down the engines . the flight crew reported a credible security threat as they were on their way to sfo. from everett, washington, and had to land in portland. in recordings from the cockpit. you can hear the captain say the guy who tried to shut the engines down is out of the cockpit. and he's in the back, subdued. he also asks for law enforcement when they land. we're told emerson taught at concord's buchanan field airport and coached his son's baseball team in pleasant hill. we spoke to some of his neighbors about emerson. t

. >> this pleasant hill home is where alaska airlines pilot joseph emerson lives with his wife and 2s. we saw some family members and a friend going back and forth from a truck to the home gathering items for the family. we asked if they would chat with us about this, but they said they've been advised by attorneys not to speak with news outlets exactly they give a ride trying down the their verdict, the landing 4 minutes alaska airlines pilot 44 year-old joseph emerson was arrested sunday after allegedly causing a disturbance in the cockpit of a horizon air commercial plane. this forced an emergency landing in portland. well, the plane was pn route to san francisco international airport from everett, washington. officials say emerson was off duty sitting in the cockpits jump seat when he tried to shut down the plane's engines. >> officials say the plane's captain co pilot and crew reacted quickly to maintain engine power and subdue emerson. before the emergency landing, emerson was arrested by port of portland police and brought to jail. their passengers were able to travel on a lat