Posted on 01/25/2021 6:04:44 PM PST by ransomnote
FRESNO, Calif. — Andrew Nathan Hernandez, 18, of Bakersfield, was arrested today for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
According to court documents, on Dec. 26, 2020, Hernandez aimed the beam of a laser pointer at the Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter Air-1. Hernandez is scheduled to be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on Tuesday, Jan. 26.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bakersfield Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Escobar is prosecuting the case.
If convicted, Hernandez faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charge is only an allegation; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
I want to see them get those Antifa/BLM pukes who blinded cops with those lasers, blinded them PERMANENTLY. And incredibly they’re still allowed to riot. As long as it doesn’t inconvenience Nancy Pelosi it’s OK.
Advise LEO to return fire in-kind.
Yeah, just watch it; you’ll get the gist.
Andrew Nathan Hernandez, 18, of Bakersfield,
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Kevin
One of your potential voters.
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If guilty, give him the maximum sentence. Maybe others will learn from his stupidity or act of terrorism.
We call the Sheriff’s helicopter the Ghetto Bird. It can always be seen circling over those parts of town....usually because there was something going on there....a stabbing, a shooting, etc.
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