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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Claire Rush

Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut plane’s engine midflight sentenced

A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit will serve no additional prison time, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Joseph Emerson was sentenced to time served and supervised release for three years by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Baggio at a hearing in Portland, Oregon.

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