Sarah Jacoby is a health reporter at TODAY.
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot told investigators he took what's known as 'magic mushrooms' about 48 hours before a flight during which he allegedly attempted to shut down the plane's engine. The man, Joseph David Emerson, 44, is being charged with 83 accounts of attempted murder, NBC News reported.
” Emerson also allegedly told the pilot and copilot “I’m not OK,” before the incident. According to the complaints, Emerson told investigators he hadn't taken any medications before getting on the flight, but he said he had taken 'magic mushrooms' about 48 hours before the flight and that it was his first experience with the psychedelic mushrooms.
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