CORVALLIS, Ore. – A Corvallis police sergeant was targeted by a red laser pointer directed at the officer’s face and eyes while seated inside a clearly marked patrol SUV early March 25, according to the Corvallis Police Department.
CPD officials said the laser came from inside a nearby business in the 1400 block of Northwest Monroe Avenue around 3:05 a.m. The person responsible, identified as 26-year-old Alexis Blair Mosley of Corvallis, worked at the business and retreated to the back, initially refusing to come out.
After an investigation, the officer identified Mosley. Police arrested Mosley without incident at their home March 26. Mosley was arrested for unlawful directing of light from a laser pointer, a Class A misdemeanor under Oregon law. The Corvallis Police Department is using this case to remind the public that pointing a laser at another person, especially a police officer, is dangerous and illegal…