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Australia: $2500 fine, $147 court costs, lasers destroyed for 51-year-old man
10 Jul 2014 -- Categories: Fine | Court cost or fee | Laser confiscated or destroyed | Sex: Male | Did not realize hazard
Peter Allan McArthur, 51
Parmelia, Perth, Western Australia
McArthur was sentenced on July 8 2014 to AUS $2500 in fines (USD $2350), $147 in court costs, and had two lasers destroyed. He had earlier pleaded guilty to aiming a green laser multiple times at a police helicopter. Prosecutors wanted a jail sentence, but the judge took into account McArthur’s guilty plea and his minimal record.
Parmelia, Perth, Western Australia
McArthur was sentenced on July 8 2014 to AUS $2500 in fines (USD $2350), $147 in court costs, and had two lasers destroyed. He had earlier pleaded guilty to aiming a green laser multiple times at a police helicopter. Prosecutors wanted a jail sentence, but the judge took into account McArthur’s guilty plea and his minimal record.