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Tue, Jan 27, 2009

Ohio Man Gets Prison Time For Pointing Laser At Aircraft

Also Pleaded Guilty To Drug Charges

An Ohio man who aimed a high-powered, green laser at least four aircraft on June 4 last year has pleaded guilty to several felonies, and will spend three years behind bars.

Officials in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office tell the Cleveland Plain-Dealer that 26-year-old Justin Dewalt bought his laser on the internet. On the night of the 4th, the crews of two airplanes landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and the pilot of a MetroHealth Medical Center helicopter with a patient onboard, reported someone hit their cockpits with a laser.

When a police helicopter came to have a look, its pilot also reported being hit in the eye with the beam, and reported it came from a moving car. Ground patrols stopped a car, and discovered Dewalt in the back seat with the handheld laser.

The three-year sentence is not just for charges related to the laser. Police say Dewalt also pleaded guilty to drug charges.

FMI: http://cp.cuyahogacounty.us/internet/index.aspx

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