ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque man faced up to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aiming a laser at a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.
Prosecutors said he struck the cockpit more than a dozen times.
According to court documents, Jorge Pinon Armendariz aimed a green laser pointer at the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Metro 1 helicopter on Oct. 7, 2025, while it flew over Albuquerque…