TOWSON, Md. (AP) - Police in Maryland said they arrested a man who shined a laser pointer at one of their helicopters.
The alleged incident happened last month in Essex, Maryland as officers were flying the helicopter during an unrelated investigation, Baltimore County police said in a news release Monday.
Police say Brandon Dunevant, 31, stood on a road and shined a laser pointer through the cockpit. He has been charged with pointing a laser pointer at an aircraft, the release said.
Dunevant has been booked into a detention center with no bail. He could face up to three years in jail for the charge. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.
Pointing a laser pointer at an aircraft is hazardous to the flight crew and other people on the ground, the release said.
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