PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — After former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson pleaded no contest on Friday to endangering an aircraft and 83 counts of reckless endangerment, two passengers gave victim-impact statements in Multnomah County courtroom. Emerson was riding in an extra seat in the cockpit on Oct. 23, 2023, when he grabbed two handles that would have activated the plane’s …
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