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Fri, Apr 05, 2019

Florida Man Sentenced In Laser Incident

Pleaded Guilty To Aiming A Laser At A Law Enforcement Helicopter

A Pasco County, FL man has been sentenced to nearly two years in a federal prison for aiming a laser at a Sheriff's Office helicopter that was assisting in an encounter with a barricaded suspect.

The Bradenton Herald reports that Ryan Fluke, 27, was arrested for shining the laser into the cockpit of the aircraft in December 2017, temporarily blinding and disorienting the Sheriff's deputies in the aircraft. They aborted their mission and landed in a nearby parking lot.

The pilot of the helicopter, Stephen Bowman, walked to Fluke's home and placed him under arrest.

Fluke initially denied committing the crime, but he eventually pleaded guilty to a third degree felony and was sentenced last week to 21 months in a federal prison.

The FAA received 6,754 reports of laser incidents in 2017, according to the report.

(Image provided by the Pasco County, FL Sheriff's Office)

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