An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines during a flight is now facing dozens of attempted murder charges

• An off-duty pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines was arrested.
• The 44-year-old pilot is now facing a slew of charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder.
• Alaska Airlines said the suspect "unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines."

A California-bound Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Oregon after an off-duty pilot seated in the cockpit allegedly tried to shut down the engines of the plane that was carrying 83 other people on board.  

And that pilot is now facing a slew of charges, including 83 felony counts of attempted murder over the Sunday incident.