Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Felony For Pointing A Laser At CMPD Helicopter
After targeting a police helicopter, a 18-year-old learned the hard way that pointing a laser at an aircraft is a felony.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with pointing a laser at an aircraft after officers in a police helicopter saw they were being targeted Tuesday night.
Shining a laser at an aircraft is considered a felony, and can temporarily blind pilots, which puts lives of those on board at risk. (Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Charlotte Patch. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store. Plus, like Charlotte Patch on Facebook.)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers were flying above Nations Ford Elementary School around 11 p.m. Aug. 8 when they saw Abrahan Saloman Nass Romero, 18, pointing a green laser at their helicopter while standing next to a vehicle.
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CMPD officers stopped the car on Nations Ford Road, and found the laser inside the vehicle.
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