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US: 1 year probation, 140 hours of community service, cannot possess a laser pointer
10 Mar 2011 -- Categories: Probation | Community service | Cannot have a laser pointer | Sex: Male | Did not realize hazard
Michael Anthony Fowler, 34
Silver Springs Shores, Marion County, Florida, US

On December 2 2010, Fowler aimed a blue laser pointer at a sheriff's helicopter. He said "I didn't even think the laser pointer could reach that far." Under a plea bargain, on March 10 2011 Fowler admitted a third-degree felony of pointing a laser light at a driver or pilot. He could have received up to five years in prison.
Silver Springs Shores, Marion County, Florida, US

On December 2 2010, Fowler aimed a blue laser pointer at a sheriff's helicopter. He said "I didn't even think the laser pointer could reach that far." Under a plea bargain, on March 10 2011 Fowler admitted a third-degree felony of pointing a laser light at a driver or pilot. He could have received up to five years in prison.