CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A teen was assessed for pointing a laser at a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police helicopter.
Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Aviation Unit were flying in the area of Nations Ford Elementary School, when they noticed a green laser targeting the police helicopter.
The suspect, Abrahan Saloman Nass Romero, was standing outside of a vehicle, pointing the laser. Officers were able to stop the vehicle on Nation’s Ford Road near Choyce Avenue and the laser was located inside of the vehicle.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department would like to remind the community that shining a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft can temporarily blind a pilot, jeopardizing the safety of everyone on board. The charge of Pointing a Laser at an Aircraft is a felony.
