WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States Chief Judge Andrew P. Gordon to nine months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for pointing a high-power laser at a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department helicopter as it was responding to a call in 2025. The government requested a sentence of 21 months' imprisonment.
"Aiming a laser at an aircraft isn't a joke-it's a federal crime that puts lives at risk," said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. "When someone intentionally interferes with a law enforcement h...