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Man federally indicted for pointing laser pointer at Spokane County Sheriff's Office helicopter
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Johnny R. Blackstock , 42 , is accused of aiming the laser in October at a Spokane Regional Air Support Unit helicopter.
The pilot and crew "received several strikes from a green laser," according to a statement from the sheriff's office.
Investigators quickly located Blackstock in the area where the laser appeared to have originated.
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formal
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English
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62
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short-lived
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