Overview

• He is scheduled Friday for back-to-back hearings in Portland federal and state courts tied to the Horizon Air incident.
• According to case outlines, he will plead guilty to the federal charge of interfering with a flight crew and no contest in state court to 83 counts of recklessly endangering another plus one count of first-degree endangering an aircraft.
• State sentencing is expected immediately with probation, more than 600 hours of community service, and about $69,000 in restitution to Horizon Air.
• Federal sentencing will occur later, with prosecutors indicating they may seek up to a year in prison as the defense plans to argue for probation.
• Authorities say he was subdued after reaching for engine fire-suppression handles on Oct. 22, 2023, during a flight from Everett to San Francisco that diverted to Portland with more than 80 people aboard; he later told investigators he was sleep-deprived, grieving, and had used psychedelic mushrooms two days earlier.