BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Department of Justice said 26-year-old Alejandro Galvan-Silvestre pleaded guilty to knowingly aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, Air One.
According to court documents, on September 5, 2021, Galvan-Silvestre was drinking with his family and friends outside his home when he noticed the KCSO helicopter.
The DOJ said Galvan-Silvestre then began to shine the laser pointer toward the helicopter, which was conducting routine patrol in the area…