PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 61-year-old Ohio man was arrested in St. Pete Beach on Thursday night for pointing a laser at a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies from the Patrol Operations Bureau made the arrest after an airborne sheriff’s office helicopter was illuminated by a green laser multiple times.
The incident occurred on March 27, 2025, at approximately 10:47 p.m. The helicopter was assisting deputies with an Aggravated Assault call in the area of 6850 Beach Plaza when the flight crew noticed the laser…