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US: 3 trick-or-treaters arrested for aiming laser at sheriff's helicopter on Halloween
03 Nov 2020 -- Categories: Aviation incidents | Arrests
On Halloween night, October 31 2020, three trick-or-treaters were arrested in Fort Meyers, Florida for intentionally aiming a green laser at a Lee County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit helicopter.
Screenshot from Lee County Sheriff's Office video which is available on Facebook, link here. The person on the left is aiming a laser at the helicopter. The bright green beam is not visible in this photo because the infrared (non-visible heat) camera is in use.
The helicopter crew directed ground units to the three persons, who were getting candy at the time.
Fifteen-year-old Alexander Harry, 18-year-old Xavier Satchell and 40-year-old Adam Schleiser were charged with a third-degree felony, misuse of a laser.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno said “I can’t begin to explain how dangerous it is to put our aviation crew members in jeopardy by pointing a laser light at their eyes. Any person who intentionally tries to harm my family members will go to jail.”
In a separate incident the night before, a 45-year-old area man was arrested for pointing a laser at the Lee County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit helicopter. Miguel Javier Jimenez, 45, also was charged with misuse of a laser. He was held in the Lee County Jail under $5,000 bond.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno said “I can’t begin to explain how dangerous it is to put our aviation crew members in jeopardy by pointing a laser light at their eyes. Any person who intentionally tries to harm my family members will go to jail.”
In a separate incident the night before, a 45-year-old area man was arrested for pointing a laser at the Lee County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit helicopter. Miguel Javier Jimenez, 45, also was charged with misuse of a laser. He was held in the Lee County Jail under $5,000 bond.
Miguel Javier Jimenez
From Shore News Network and Wink News