A man has been arrested in connection with an incident involving a laser pointer and a commercial aircraft, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
In a statement, the police identified the suspect as William Hill, 35.
The incident happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, after reports that a man shot a commercial airliner with a laser pointer as it was about to land at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
According to police, Hill “continued to fire a laser pointer at the Phoenix police helicopter as patrol officers arrived in the area.”
Officers later retrieved a laser from the home, and Hill was booked into the Maricopa County jail on two felony counts of aiming a laser pointer at an occupied aircraft.
The FAA released a statement to Fox News Digital about the incident saying it is still under investigation.
“The flight crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 2418 reported being illuminated by a green laser near Phoenix, Arizona, around 8:30 pm local time on Thursday, Dec. 21.
Local authorities have been notified.
The FAA will investigate,” the FAA said.
In a statement, police identified the suspect as William Hill, 35. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
The FAA added that pilots reported 9,500 laser strikes to the FAA in 2022.
“Two hundred seventy-eight pilots have reported injuries from laser strikes to the FAA since 2010. People who shine lasers on aircraft face FAA fines of up to $11,000 per violation and up to $30,800 for multiple laser incidents. The FAA issued a $120,000 fine for laser strikes in 2021,” the FAA said.
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