“The defendant is accused of shining/pointing a red laser directly at an Ohio State Patrol helicopter on March 16,” said Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Greg Flannagan. “The defendant was in the area of Nathaniel Street and Morgan Avenue in Dayton.”
The Dayton Police Department investigated the incident.
Swisher was indicted by a grand jury for one count of interfering with the operation of an aircraft with a laser, a second-degree felony.
Following his plea, he faced up to a year in prison at sentencing.
A Dayton man also is accused of pointing a laser at an aircraft.
Rustam Gegraev, 37, was indicted April 6 for attempt to commit interfering with operation of aircraft with laser and possession of criminal tools.
He reportedly pointed a laser at a fixed wing airplane, Dayton police said. The type of plane and whether it was private, commercial or military was not clear.
Gegraev’s case remains pending, court records show.
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