A Turlock man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations he aimed a laser pointer at two helicopters responding to emergency situations. Roger Shane John, 31, of Turlock, was charged with two counts of aiming the beam of a laser pointer at two helicopters, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to court documents, on the evening of Oct. 22, John allegedly struck a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, Air 101, five to six times with a powerful green laser, causing visual interference and disrupting an air support response to a domestic violence call.
Turlock resident charged with aiming laser beam at emergency helicopters