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US: a man admits to pointing a laser at the plane

Man faces up to 5 years in prison. About 50 incidents reported against him

The acting US Attorney, judge Joseph Murphy, announced in these days to have filed the guilty plea of Eugene Conrad, 52 years old, who admitted to have pointed a laser at several planes, in particular of the logistics company FedEx, passing over the skies of the airport of Memphis, in the State of Tennessee. The man now faces up to five years in prison. The sentence will be decided at a hearing on...

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Memphis, United States, 12/20/2021 12:28
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