A St. Petersburg Florida man was arrested after he pointed a laser pointer at a passing car. The car was an unmarked police car occupied by the St. Petersburg assistant chief of police who was temporarily blinded by the pointer. Florida Statute 784.062 makes it a third degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison for willfully shining, pointing, or focusing the beam of a laser lighting device on someone who is driving a car, operating a vessel, or piloting an aircraft. If someone gets injured as a result of the laser pointing, the charge is upgraded to a second degree felony punishable by up to fifteen years in prison.
If you or someone you know gets arrested for using a laser pointer, call Fort Lauderdale Criminal Attorney Gary Cole at 954-462-4600.
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