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Local Man Who Pointed Laser At Aircraft Sentenced To Appear In PSA

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The Columbus man who pointed a laser at the cockpit of a commercial airliner during a landing at Glenn Airport last July as been sentenced to 30 days in jail, one year of probation, and to appear in a public-service announcement about the dangers involved. 

Prosecutors say 37-year-old Eugene Robinson also pointed a laser at two Columbus police helicopters on the same evening. He was sentenced this week as part of a plea bargain. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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