Indeed, they did stage out of FL. The elusive Shukrijumah was also from Florida.
Lasers target planes landing at Casper airport (Wyoming)
CASPER — A pair of Canadian business jets were hit with high-powered green lasers as they approached Casper-Natrona County International Airport during separate events in August, according to federal officials, who declined to comment on the record.
Attacking an aircraft is a federal offense punishable by a fine of $250,000 and/or 20 years in prison. While there are no other known incidents in Wyoming, a 29-year old man from Roseville, Calif., was arrested in August and indicted for shining a green laser at a Southwest Airlines jet and a highway patrol helicopter.......continues...
http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=102196