COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Grove City man is in jail after police say he tried to endanger a Columbus Police helicopter mid-flight.
At 11:43 p.m. Friday, a CPD helicopter unit was flying near Sullivant Ave. and Wedgewood Dr. when the cockpit was struck with a green laser twice.
Police tracked down Vitalii Smalko near Lynward Rd. behind a shed. Smalko was detained by police, and police found the laser in his left front pocket…