LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A Las Vegas man was sentenced to nine months in prison for pointing a high-power laser at a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department helicopter in January 2025.
Sergio Octavio Sanchez pleaded guilty to one count of aiming a laser pointer at a police aircraft.
According to court documents, Sanchez pointed a green laser at an LVMPD helicopter several times while the helicopter was providing air support for officers on the ground…