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Two Men Charged After Directing Laser at Aircraft in Kentucky
Two men were charged with wanton endangerment after targeting a police helicopter with laser strikes and gunfire during a search for a missing child, police said.
- On Nov. 3, a Kentucky State Police helicopter over Mason County was repeatedly struck by a ground-directed laser and had multiple rounds fired toward it, KSP says.
- KSP says the helicopter was assisting a search for a missing 11-year-old from Robertson County near Mayslick, placing it over Mason County during the operation.
- KSP reported that the tactical flight officer sustained possible physical injury to his eyes from the laser exposure, and court documents show shots were fired at about 9:40 p.m., with McKee admitting to firing a.380 handgun.
- KSP says investigators located and arrested Jason McKee, 49, of Mayslick, and Donald Boone, 55, of Aberdeen, Ohio, at a home on US 62 following the police investigation.
- Bond was set at $100,000 cash for McKee and $50,000 cash for Boone, both pleaded not guilty, and the case was referred to the FBI for possible additional charges.
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Two men charged after directing laser at aircraft in Kentucky
MAYSLICK. Ky. (WOWK) — Two men are in custody after subjecting a Kentucky State Police (KSP) helicopter to multiple strikes from a laser device in Mason County. Jason McKee, 49, of Mayslick, Kentucky, and Donald Boone, 55, of Aberdeen, Ohio, are both facing multiple charges, according to KSP. The incident happened earlier in the month [...]
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