Florida 13-Year-Old Arrested for Shining Laser at Sheriff’s Helicopter — ‘He Keeps Blinding Our Pilot’ (VIDEO)
A 13-year-old Florida boy has been arrested for allegedly shining a green laser at a sheriff’s helicopter.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday while the helicopter was flying over 7th Street Northwest and 11th Avenue in Largo.
In a video shot inside the helicopter, released by the sheriff’s office, the deputies locate the boy pointing the laser and direct law enforcement on the ground to his location.
“Get up and get somebody on this gentleman. He’s blinding our pilot,” a deputy can be heard saying.
‘I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS A POLICE HELICOPTER’: A 13-year-old allegedly pointed a flare gun with a mounted green laser at a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter “because he was bored,” according to the sheriff’s office.
