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Man arrested for pointing laser at Trumps helicopter court
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The individual faces a felony charge that is punishable by up to five years in prisonA man has been arrested in Washington DC for allegedly aiming a red laser pointer at Marine One, the helicopter carrying US President Donald Trump.
According to a criminalcomplaintsigned by Secret Service Officer Diego Santiago and published on the DC District Court website on Monday, the incident occurred on Saturday evening as Trump departed the White House for a private dinner.
Santiago, who was monitoring the flight path, said he saw the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Jacob Samuel Winkler of Washington DC.
Winkler allegedly responded by pointing a red laser at the officer, briefly disorienting him, before turning the beam on Marine One as it flew overhead.
Last September, Secret Service agents foiled another alleged plot at the president's West Palm Beach golf course involving pro-Ukraine activist Ryan Wesley Routh.
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