Crime

KC man charged with pointing laser at helicopter

Federal grand jurors indicted a Kansas City man Tuesday for directing the beam of a laser pointer at a helicopter last year.

Jordan Clarence Rogers, of Kansas City, allegedly aimed a pointer at a Kansas City police helicopter on Oct. 8.

In June, federal authorities a nationwide crackdown on the practice in June, which can temporarily blind a pilot.

Mark Morris, mmorris@kcstar.com

This story was originally published August 26, 2014 at 5:33 PM with the headline "KC man charged with pointing laser at helicopter."

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