Idaho man gets prison time for pointing laser at helicopter

Idaho man gets prison time for pointing laser at helicopter

Schaffer was given prison time for pointing a laser at a helicopter. | Media Library COEUR D’ALENE – A 31-year-old Post Falls man was sentenced to prison after being indicted for aiming a laser pointer at a helicopter. Aspen August Schaffer will serve 35 months in federal prison for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott announced in a news release. Schaffer will serve an additional three years on supervised …

Post Falls man sentenced for interfering with sheriff's office helicopter

POST FALLS, Idaho – A man from Post Falls has been sentenced to three years in prison for a dangerous incident involving a laser pointer.

Post Falls man sentenced to prison for pointing a laser at a helicopter

COEUR D'ALENE, Wash. -- A Post Falls man will spend the next 35 months in federal prison for pointing a laser at a Kootenai County Sheriff's Office helicopter.

Post Falls man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for pointing laser at KCSO helicopter

A Post Falls resident was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for aiming a laser pointer at a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office helicopter last summer.

Pointing a laser pointer on a plane or a helicopter is not only a crime, but also dangerous. In Saxony, there are a little less attacks.

Post Falls Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pointing Laser at Helicopter

COEUR D’ALENE, ID – A Post Falls man was sentenced this week to 35 months in federal prison for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott announced Friday morning.  The man will serve an additional 3 years on supervised release after he is released from prison. According to court records, 31-year-old Aspen August Schaffer, was indicted in September 2024 by a grand jury and charged with aiming a laser pointer at …