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Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo |A Portland-area man has been federally charged for allegedly using a laser to try to blind a pilot flying a Customs and Border Protection helicopter. The pilot had to abort the planned landing.
X.com ^ | October 16, 2025 | Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo

Posted on 10/17/2025 2:36:06 PM PDT by ransomnote

[H/T HoneysuckleTN]

A Portland-area man has been federally charged for allegedly using a laser to try to blind a pilot flying a Customs and Border Protection helicopter. The pilot had to abort the planned landing.

When law enforcement arrived at Brian Keith Kapileo Nepaial's home, they found meth and evidence of drug trafficking. He's been charged for that, too.

He is now the third person in the Portland area federally charged for using a laser to try to crash a federal aircraft. pic.twitter.com/qyTprLNw2U— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 17, 2025




TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: andyngoattentionho; antifa; aviation; briankeith; briannepaial; crime; domesticenemies; drugs; helicopters; kapileonepaial; laser; meth; waronice

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1 posted on 10/17/2025 2:36:06 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote
Charge the perp with attempted murder because that's what it is.

It's not some ignorant teenager playing with a laser, it's someone intentionally trying to obstruct the pilot's view.

2 posted on 10/17/2025 2:43:33 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: ransomnote

Cuomo should bow out and turn himself into prison.


3 posted on 10/17/2025 2:44:46 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo

Scratch that comment, wrong thread.


4 posted on 10/17/2025 2:46:22 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

“Brian Keith Kapileo Nepaial”

Interesting name.


5 posted on 10/17/2025 2:49:48 PM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: ransomnote

If you are going to peddle illegal drugs, don’t attract Imperial Attention. The moron density is great in that area.


6 posted on 10/17/2025 2:49:50 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: ransomnote

Antifa? Oh, wait! Chris Wray told us it was just an idea.


7 posted on 10/17/2025 2:51:32 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator.)
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To: ransomnote

Right.

The malefactor will be out on the street in time for the No King riots tomorrow.

He will probably never go to trial.


8 posted on 10/17/2025 2:52:41 PM PDT by Westbrook (democRATs are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

And if not blind him, kill him.

Such action deserves the death penalty.


9 posted on 10/17/2025 2:57:00 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Here is a link to an article about pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal felony.

Up to five years in prison and $250,000 dollar fine.

https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-law-federal/can-i-be-arrested-for-pointing-a-laser-at-an-airplane.html


10 posted on 10/17/2025 2:57:19 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: jacknhoo

I thought I was posting to this thread but it wound up on the Cuomo thread.

You had just the opposite issue.

Something weird happened.


11 posted on 10/17/2025 3:14:56 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Je suis Charlie Kirk.)
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To: ransomnote
Brian Keith Kapileo Nepaial needs a helicopter ride, Gus Pinochet style.



12 posted on 10/17/2025 3:15:01 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: ransomnote

This leftist scumbag FA & FO.

Lock this prick up for 10 yrs min.


13 posted on 10/17/2025 3:21:46 PM PDT by Kevin in California (EP)
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To: ransomnote

The big stupid Kahunna should have stayed in Hawaii. He probably could have gotten away with it in that rat political $hit hole.


14 posted on 10/17/2025 3:26:47 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: ransomnote

This is serious business regardless of who owns the aircraft or the employment status of the pilot and crew.

Throw the book at the bastard.


15 posted on 10/17/2025 3:27:17 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: metmom

Equip the helicopters with air-to-surface missiles.


16 posted on 10/17/2025 3:58:16 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: jacknhoo

Maybe wrong thread but agreed!!


17 posted on 10/17/2025 4:23:16 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: TheDon

Overview of Brian Keith Kapileo Nepaial’s Charges
Criminal Charges
Pointing a Laser at an Aircraft: Kapileo Nepaial is accused of aiming a green laser at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter on October 3, 2025. This action forced the helicopter to abort its landing.
Drug Trafficking: He is also charged with possessing over 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
Legal Consequences
CHARGE POTENTIAL SENTENCE
Pointing a laser at an aircraft Up to 5 years in federal prison
Possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute Up to 40 years in federal prison
Current Status
Kapileo Nepaial, 38, is currently in custody at the Washington County jail due to a parole violation.


18 posted on 10/17/2025 5:00:00 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: ransomnote

I hope they lock him in solitary confinement in a cold, dirty cell deep under some government building and don’t get around to trying him for a few years. And raid the house of everyone he ever telephoned at four in the morning and go through their underwear drawers looking for plans to overthrow the government.

Payback’s a bitch.


19 posted on 10/17/2025 7:57:21 PM PDT by _longranger81
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To: PJ-Comix; humblegunner

PEEJ! What a delight to see you again! Hey, just a heads up: I’ll be busy tomorrow for most of the day. I’m going to check out my latest (planned) real property acquisition. If I like how things look, I’ll be putting in an offer later Saturday. It will be fun to add this property to my portfolio!

But I just wanted you aware I’d be out-of-pocket most of the day tomorrow. I know, I know, you’ll miss me. The feeling is mutual, I’ll miss you too!

humblegunner has seen the listing. Without sharing TOO much, tell Peej, my friend. It’s a nice looking little property, isn’t it? Right up in the North Georgia mountains.


20 posted on 10/17/2025 8:25:02 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I figure if Charlie Kirk can die for free speech, I can be mildly inconvenienced.)
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