Tag: Laser Attack
Jorge Pinon Armendariz, Laser Pointer Attack, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jorge Pinon Armendariz, 48, aimed a green laser pointer at a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter over Albuquerque on October 7, 2025, striking the cockpit more than a dozen times and hitting the pilot in the eyes. The helicopter was flying over the city when the attack occurred. Armendariz continued to…
Sergio Octavio Sanchez, Aircraft Laser Attack, Nevada 2025
⏱ 2 min read Sergio Octavio Sanchez, a Las Vegas man, aimed a high-power laser at a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department helicopter on January 2, 2025, as it responded to a call. The incident occurred when Sanchez pointed the beam of a green laser pointer at the helicopter several times, forcing the pilot to…
Robert Garcia, Laser Attack, New Mexico 2023
⏱ 2 min read An Albuquerque man has been charged with aiming a laser pointer at a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, striking the cockpit over a dozen times. According to court documents, Jorge Pinon Armendariz, 47, directed a green laser at the Metro 1 helicopter on October 7, 2025, while it was assisting ground…
