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Cathedral City Man Faces New Charges For Laser Pointing

RIVERSIDE – A Cathedral City man arrested last year for pointing a laser at a California Highway Patrol helicopter now faces federal charges.

Nineteen-year-old Nathan Ramon Wells was arrested, this morning, on two felony counts: interference with an operator of an aircraft and attempted interference.

Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in a federal prison.

The charges stem from June 3, 2009, when CHP officers traveling in their helicopter were helping investigators track down a suspect in a residential burglary. They say their cockpit lit with a green light, which caused them to look away from the crime scene.

They tracked the source of the light, which was a car. Police on the ground stopped the vehicle, and found the laser inside.

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