Ex-pilot who tried to cut plane's engines pleads guilty in federal court
Ex-pilot who tried to cut plane's engines pleads guilty in federal court
Joseph Emerson was subdued by the flight crew after trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight from Washington state to San Francisco.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is factually accurate and presents the information in a neutral manner. All key claims are supported by multiple reliable sources. The article accurately reports on the guilty plea of the ex-pilot.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Joseph Emerson tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight from Washington state to San Francisco.
- Verification Source #1: Ex-pilot who tried to cut plane's engines reaches plea deals
- Verification Source #2: pilot accused of cut passenger flights engines reaches plea
- Verification Source #3: Pilot accused of trying to shut down plane engines
- Verification Source #4: former pilot who tried to shut down a plane's engines
- Verification Source #5: Ex-pilot accused of trying to cut a passenger flights engines reaches plea deals
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: Joseph Emerson pleaded guilty in federal court.
- Verification Source #1: He was charged in federal court with interfering with a flight crew.
- Verification Source #2: He was charged in federal court with interfering with a flight crew.
- Verification Source #3: Joseph David Emerson, 46, is expected to plead guilty in federal court
- Verification Source #4: A former Alaska Air pilot is planning to plead guilty Friday in federal court to a.
- Verification Source #5: He was charged in federal court with interfering with a flight crew.
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 all confirm that the ex-pilot tried to cut the plane's engines and is pleading guilty in federal court.