US: St. Louis area man arrested for aiming at plane, helicopter

A 30-year-old man was arrested for aiming a green laser at an airplane and a police helicopter on November 4 2011. The incident took place in St. Charles County, about 20 miles northwest of St. Louis. Police directed to the suspect’s house found him with a laser in his hand. The case was referred to the FBI.

From STLtoday.com and STLtoday.com incident reports

UPDATE February 9 2012: Brian David Monday was indicted on one felony count of interfering with an airplane and a helicopter. The LaserPointerSafety.com news item is here.

Tags: US, Missouri, St. Louis, Airplane, Police, Helicopter, Age: 30-39, Color: Green