Florida teen faces felony charges for laser prank

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
A Florida teenager faces felony charges after pointing a green laser at a helicopter. This is what the pilot saw: a green light obscuring all else.
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A Florida teenager faces felony charges for shining a laser light into the eyes of a helicopter pilot.



Video shows what the pilot saw: a blinding green light coming from the ground below. But the pilot turned the tables on the suspect by using a night vision camera on the chopper to locate and follow the suspect, who was arrested moments later.


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