recent death of a friend.

Joseph Emerson, the off-duty Alaska Airlines
pilot accused of attempting to.disable.ae that
plane's engines mid-flight en route from
Nashington state to San Francisco on Sunday
pled not guilty to all state charges on October
24. He claims that he took 'magic
mushrooms' 48 hours before and thought he
was dreaming. State court documents say
Emerson had experienced depression and the
recent death of a friend.