concord tofederal charging documentsfiled last week , Michael Vincent Alvarez tracked a Fresno Police helicopter from the main road just after midnight on October 22th , displace a green optical maser into the cockpit , chance on the pilot ’s eye three time . The pilot burner , aid police with a domestic ferocity call , reported being momentarily blind , but maintained restraint of the helicopter .
dart the light , of course , disclose the laser ’s fix to the pilot , who then radioed officer on the land , lead to a “ in high spirits speeding quest ” as Alvarez allegedly quicken down the highway . It did n’t last long — government say Alvarez soon crash into the central divider on Highway 99 , fleeing on pes through a nearby residential domain , remarkably sustain only minor trauma to his branch in the crash .
It was n’t . And this is where we count all the ways Alvarez play himself .
The passenger send packing off during the sideline pretend as attestor for the police against Alvarez . Although there have been K of laser attack against pilots , Ars Technica reportsonly a pocket-sized fraction of those cases resulted in strong belief , even when suspects were arrested . The billing can be tough to prove , but Alvarez provide a car of witnesses .
Because of Alvarez ’s hurt , he was enthrall to a local hospital for discourse . During the examination , a doctor allegedly found baggies of weed , watch glass chicken feed , and cocaine between Alvarez ’s peg near his mole , only add to his explosive charge . And finally , when Alvarez was caught , police ID’d him using a fingerprint scanner , only to discover he was already wanted on two outstanding felony warrants . unbelievable .
Alvarez wasindicted last Thursdayand faces up to five age in prison for the rap onslaught alone .
[ Ars Technica ]
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