CHICAGO >> A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that a former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to disable the engines of a passenger jet mid-flight while riding off-duty in the cockpit will not serve additional prison time.

Joseph David Emerson, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio in Portland, Ore., to time served and three years of supervised release.

Federal prosecutors had sought a one-year prison term, while Emerson’s attorneys argued for probation, citing penalties already imposed by the state court.

The incident occurred on Oct. 22, 2023, aboard Horizon Air Flight 2059, an Embraer 175 operated for Alaska Airlines flying from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco.

Federal prosecutors said Emerson, who was seated in the cockpit jump seat, reached up to grab two red fire supp

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