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Bakersfield Man Indicted for Laser Strikes on Sheriff Helicopter
justice.gov ^ | January 25, 2021 | U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of California

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.

Press Release Number: 
1:21-cr-011


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1 posted on 01/25/2021 6:04:44 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

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.


2 posted on 01/25/2021 6:07:23 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: ransomnote

Advise LEO to return fire in-kind.

https://youtu.be/DMVWW-bmKwQ

Yeah, just watch it; you’ll get the gist.


3 posted on 01/25/2021 6:31:40 PM PST by HKMk23 (The days of my sojourn have been few and evil, and I have not attained the staure of my forebears.)
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To: ransomnote

Andrew Nathan Hernandez, 18, of Bakersfield,
= = =

Kevin

One of your potential voters.

Help


4 posted on 01/25/2021 6:41:09 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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To: ransomnote

If guilty, give him the maximum sentence. Maybe others will learn from his stupidity or act of terrorism.


5 posted on 01/25/2021 9:36:04 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Scrambler Bob

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.


6 posted on 01/26/2021 5:47:28 AM PST by sheana
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