Off-duty pilot who allegedly tried to cut off plane engine mid-flight dodges attempted murder charges

An Oregon grand jury has indicted a former Alaska Airlines pilot on 84 counts after he allegedly cut off a plane's engine mid-flight when he was off-duty in October. 

Former Alaska Airlines Capt. Joseph David Emerson, 44, is charged with one count of endangering aircraft and 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person aboard Horizon Air Flight 2059 from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco on Oct. 22, according to Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt.

The Alaska Air Group owns Horizon and Alaska Airlines.