The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/17/east-bay-pilot-who-nearly-brought-down-alaska-flight-sentenced-to-time-served-in-federal-case/Joseph Emerson, the former Alaska Airlines pilot who had a bad and extra-long trip thanks to some magic mushrooms and consequently did something very dangerous while on the jumpseat inside a cockpit, has successfully avoided further jail time. Emerson pleaded guilty in federal court in a September plea deal to one count of interfering with a flight crew in connection with the October 2023 incident. And on Monday he was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised released, as KPIX reports. This is a far happier outcome than the possible 20 years in prison he faced on the federal charge. Emerson was separately charged in

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