Image shows the laser that Mark Allen Barger, 46, from the city of Long Beach, in California, USA, used to point at aircrafts, undated photo. He was booked on one count of felony discharge of a laser at an occupied aircraft and violation of parole in January 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Long Beach Police Department/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Long Beach Police Department/Newsflash
Copyrights: Long Beach Police Department/Newsflash
25 January 2023
A man who used a high-powered laser to attack a police helicopter and dozens of commercial flights has been seized after he was tracked down by the FBI. Police say the suspect - named as Mark Allen Barger, 46 - had been targeting flights coming out of Long Beach Airport, California, USA, for a year...