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UK: 20 weeks in jail for Leicester man
Neil Stephen Wright, 35
Croyland Green, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, UK
Wright was sentenced around November 24 2017 to 20 weeks in jail, for aiming a laser pen multiple times at a police helicopter. Eighteen of the weeks were for the laser incident, with an additional two weeks for breaching an earlier suspended sentence relating to a battery charge.
During the October 10 2017 incident, the helicopter pilot was dazzled and was forced to abandon the mission.
At sentencing, Wright’s defender said Wright’s actions were “thoughtless stupidity,” that he “didn’t realize his behavior was a criminal offense,” and that he was “genuinely remorseful.”
Croyland Green, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, UK
Wright was sentenced around November 24 2017 to 20 weeks in jail, for aiming a laser pen multiple times at a police helicopter. Eighteen of the weeks were for the laser incident, with an additional two weeks for breaching an earlier suspended sentence relating to a battery charge.
During the October 10 2017 incident, the helicopter pilot was dazzled and was forced to abandon the mission.
At sentencing, Wright’s defender said Wright’s actions were “thoughtless stupidity,” that he “didn’t realize his behavior was a criminal offense,” and that he was “genuinely remorseful.”