PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to nine days in prison and three years of supervised release for pointing a laser at Air Force planes in 2021.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 56-year-old Glenwood Arthur Bringle of Bagdad, Arizona, entered a plea deal back in February that included abandoning several firearms and lasers that had been seized at the time of the incident.
Prosecutors say Bringle aimed a laser pointer at two F-16 fighter jets on Oct. 5, 2021, while the pilots were conducting training exercises in the desert area near Bringle’s home. Authorities say the lasers interfered with the pilots’ ability to see and the ability to fly the jets…