{"id":481839,"date":"2025-12-31T07:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/481839\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T07:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:05:14","slug":"dps-helicopter-hit-by-laser-during-harris-county-manhunt-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/481839\/","title":{"rendered":"DPS helicopter hit by laser during Harris County manhunt; suspect arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Pilots aboard a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter experienced a laser strike to the cockpit while assisting the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office during a manhunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officials said the laser strike created a temporary blinding light, putting the pilots at serious risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Photos of the suspect were released. <\/p>\n<p>Pilots aboard a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter experienced a laser strike to the cockpit while assisting the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office during a manhunt. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)Pilots aboard a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter experienced a laser strike to the cockpit while assisting the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office during a manhunt. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Authorities said the man attempted to hide from the aircraft but was ultimately located by the aircrew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Law enforcement quickly detained the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Pilots aboard a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter experienced a laser strike to the cockpit while assisting the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office during a manhunt. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cShining a laser at an aircraft isn\u2019t funny, cool or harmless, it\u2019s illegal and extremely dangerous,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid09HtVC1MMX1xEk6Wn3XBt4ijAe6uqb3WbfQfHhGz9dQr5UosRb3JYPtEvxDNyVqW1l&amp;id=100068788310022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid09HtVC1MMX1xEk6Wn3XBt4ijAe6uqb3WbfQfHhGz9dQr5UosRb3JYPtEvxDNyVqW1l&amp;id=100068788310022\">DPS said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Pointing a laser at an aircraft can carry penalties of up to five years in prison, fines of up to $250,000, significant FAA civil penalties and potential felony charges if it interferes with flight operations.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pilots aboard a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter experienced a laser strike to the cockpit while assisting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":481840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4219,6386,4345,425,50,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-481839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-crime","9":"tag-harris-county","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-local","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-texas","14":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115812913909027006","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}