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US: Felony arrest for shining laser at CHP helicopter

18-year-old Dustin Brown of Carmichael, California was arrested August 19 2009 for aiming a laser at a California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter. He was charged with a felony; the maximum penalty under state law is three years in jail; under federal law it is 20 years and a $250,000 fine.

The story noted that “at least six other people have been busted for pointing lasers at aircraft in the Sacramento area over the past several months.”

From CBS13 news in Sacramento, CA