A Langley man will have to wait til next year to learn his sentence for pointing a laser at a helicopter.
Alexander William Schiller has pleaded guilty to aiming the laser at the pilot and passenger of an RCMP helicopter while it was assisting Vancouver Police in April of last year — when Schiller was 30.
He was later charged with mischief, preventing a crew from performing its duties, and contravening the Aeronautics Act.
Crown Counsel Jason Krupa says it doesn’t matter if the act was innocent or a prank.
“With this case, when the laser beam hits the window, it will possibly disperse and flood the cockpit with light. So it’s not like it would necessarily pass through the cockpit windows and out the other side, it will potentially flood the cabin with light and blind the pilot to what they’re seeing outside and their instruments.”
He’s seeking a five-month sentence to be served in the community, with two months under house arrest.
The judge is set to make his decision January 25th.
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