TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for aiming a laser pointer at a Tampa police helicopter.
A judge sentenced 31-year-old Jeremy Wayne Sumpter on Tuesday.
Authorities say the helicopter crew was on routine patrol in February 2014 when they saw the laser dot on their aircraft four times. The officers spotted the source of the light and watched a man run inside a home.
The helicopter crew directed officers on the ground to the home, where they found Sumpter. During an interview, police say Sumpter admitted to destroying the pointer when he realized police had located his home.
