Woman Accused Of Firing Bottle Rockets At Sheriff's Helicopter

Local6.com ^ | May 26, 2006

[ConservativeStatement]

Authorities in Orange County, Fla., arrested a 44-year-old woman who was apparently angry at a sheriff's helicopter flying over her house and allegedly shot fireworks at the aircraft in an effort to get it to move, according to police.

Sheriff's deputies were in an Orange County neighborhood near 36th Street searching for a car theft suspect late Thursday when they called for help from a sheriff's helicopter.

As the helicopter flew in the area, homeowner Emarjorie Thompson allegedly ran out of her house with a bottle rocket launcher, investigators said. Police said Thompson then shot bottle rockets at the aircraft.

[ConservativeStatement]

Not exactly a Mensa candidate. "Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight"

[ConservativeMind]

The article said that is a felony. She "shot a deadly missile into an aircraft".

If it didn't get into the aircraft, that law can't possibly hold.

Now, she attempted to do so. That is different.

However, one can't rightfully say a bottle rocket that even the pilot said didn't jeopardize the aircraft was a "deadly missile".

[don-o]

Could have put an eye out.

[Tijeras_Slim]

She needs to do this in Albuquerque

[NRA2BFree]

Some guy shot an Albuquerque Sheriff's helicopter out of the sky last year. Fortunately the pilot was able to land it with no life threatening injuries to either of the men in it.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

She's gonna wish that Bic lighter was empty, when they get finished with her in court.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Probably flunked the high school graduation exam as well as MENSA exam,perhaps.LOL!

[No Blue States]

Oh give me a break..

A bottle rocket is a risk to a helicopter?
I dont buy it. Its like shooting a bear with a bb gun.

[atomicpossum]

Relative of Cynthia McKinney?

[meyer]

A "deadly missile"? C'mon, it's a bottle rocket, not a cruise missile. I'm sure that there's something a bit more appropriate with which they can charge her.

As a side note, I wonder if Police are exempt from all those noise ordinances that they like to enforce.

[TheZMan]

I'm not sure a bottle rocket would be able to fly through the turbulence beneath the helicopter, much less do any damage if it did.

[TeleStraightShooter]

lol

[socal_parrot]

Marjorie Thompson was likely annoyed by the sound of the helicopter when she fired the fireworks in the air

She looks like she could use some sleep...

[don-o]

SCIENCE!!

[don-o]

Yah. I want her watching my back. Tough Mama all over that face!!

[BJungNan]

Pretty stupid thing to do. I hope, though, that they merely impress upon her the stuiditiy of what she did and not throw the book at her. That as long as she is humble in recognition of her mistake.

I can imagine many people doing similar stupid things in a moment of frustration.

[No Blue States]

It just scared the $%#^ out of the flying cops and made them mad. Pretty funny actually.

[wolfcreek]

What's a bottle rocket launcher? A Bottle?

[One4Indictment]

Cocaine induced psychosis!!

[Jeff Chandler]

"Bush lied, and rockets flied."