Off-duty pilot used psychedelic mushrooms before trying to crash plane

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New documents shed additional light on the state of mind of an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot that attempted to turn off a plane’s engines mid-flight, causing a flight of people from Everett, Washington to make an emergency landing in Portland.

According to a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the pilot – Joseph Emerson – told investigators that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms prior to the flight. He also said that he hadn’t slept in 40 hours, and believed he was having a "nervous breakdown."

LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the new details revealed from court documents with FOX 13 Seattle reporter Matthew Smith.

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