5-21-2019
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — A Port Angeles man was arrested for pointing a laser at a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.
U.S. Attorney Brian Moran says Randall Muck was arrested Monday after being indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and lying to government agents.
The indictment says a Dolphin helicopter was descending on September 26, 2016 in Port Angeles, and Muck aimed the laser at the aircraft, which can cause temporary loss of vision for the crew.
The indictment also says Muck made false statements to FBI agents who investigated the laser incident.