Off-duty

Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A woman opened fire with a long gun inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas on Sunday afternoon before being shot and killed by off-duty police officers, authorities said. The armed woman, who was between the ages of 30 and 35 years old, entered […]

Image Source/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An off-duty pilot who admitted to taking psychedelic mushrooms two days before he was accused of trying to shut down the engines of an Alaska Airlines jet in mid-flight from a cockpit jumpseat pleaded not guilty Thursday to 84 charges stemming from the attempted sabotage. Joseph David Emerson was […]

Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut down engines mid-flight on an Alaska Airlines plane in October was indicted on 84 charges — though the grand jury declined to go for attempted murder. Joseph David Emerson, 44, was charged with one count of endangering aircraft in the first […]

Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lawyers for the off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to shut off an airplane’s engines while on a flight last month have spoken out about the incident, saying their client, Joseph Emerson, “suffered a panic attack” while on the flight. In a lengthy statement, Levi Merrithew […]

U.S. Park Police Officer Alexander Roy was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting of a fellow park police officer at a home in McLean, Virginia, on Nov. 5, 2023. — Fairfax County Police (MCLEAN Va.) — An off-duty U.S. Park Police officer was arrested Sunday and charged with fatally shooting a colleague inside […]

Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An off-duty pilot is charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to shut off the engines by pulling the fire extinguisher handles on an Alaska Airlines flight, according to officials. The plane was scheduled to fly from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco before it diverted […]

Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An off-duty pilot is charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to pull the fire extinguisher handles on the engines of an Alaska Airlines flight, according to officials. The plane was scheduled to fly from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco before it diverted late Sunday […]

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 26-year-old NYPD officer who was shot during a robbery while off-duty has died at Brookdale University Hospital, according to city and police officials. Adeed Fayaz had been on the force for five years, officials said, and is survived by a wife and two children. “Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was […]