{"id":79926,"date":"2016-06-27T20:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T00:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=79926"},"modified":"2016-06-27T20:30:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T00:30:53","slug":"man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"

McALLEN, Texas \u2013 Law enforcement has taken a 57-year-old La Joya man into federal custody on allegations that he pointed a laser at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP)<\/a> helicopter, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.<\/p>\n

Juan Peralez was taken into custody late yesterday upon the filing of a federal criminal complaint. He is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S Magistrate Judge Peter Ormsby at 9:00 a.m. today.<\/p>\n

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on June 20, 2016, CBP agents in a helicopter were assisting Border Patrol (BP) agents in an area south of La Joya. The criminal complaint states that while in flight, the crew noticed the light of a green laser in the cabin. The pilot took evasive action and turned away in order to avoid being blinded by the laser, according to the charges.<\/p>\n

Another member of the flight crew then guided agents on the ground to the source of the laser where a BP agent encountered Peralez allegedly aiming the laser at the helicopter. The criminal complaint alleges the laser had been aimed at the helicopter four separate times.<\/p>\n

According to agents with CBP Air and Marine, lasers are particularly hazardous when directed at aircraft. At a minimum, they create distractions for crews who routinely operate in the vicinity of power lines and towers. Lasers can also create temporary or permanent blindness. Further, since lasers can also be attached to weaponry, pilots will often take immediate evasive action which can also put them in harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

If convicted, Peralez faces up to five years imprisonment and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

McALLEN, Texas \u2013 Law enforcement has taken a 57-year-old La Joya man into federal custody on allegations that he pointed a laser at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Juan Peralez was taken into custody late yesterday upon the filing of a federal criminal complaint. He is expected to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":59029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nMan accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter - Breaking911<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter - Breaking911\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"McALLEN, Texas \u2013 Law enforcement has taken a 57-year-old La Joya man into federal custody on allegations that he pointed a laser at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Juan Peralez was taken into custody late yesterday upon the filing of a federal criminal complaint. He is expected to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Breaking911\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Breaking911\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-06-28T00:30:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-06-28T00:30:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/laser12n-1-web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"635\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"T. Grant Benson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantB911\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Breaking911\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"T. Grant Benson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"T. Grant Benson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8847e8dd9a4f75600ebf91da20833ab8\"},\"headline\":\"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-28T00:30:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-28T00:30:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/\"},\"wordCount\":274,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Breaking News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/\",\"name\":\"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter - Breaking911\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-28T00:30:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-28T00:30:53+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Breaking News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/category\/breaking-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/\",\"name\":\"Breaking911\",\"description\":\"Best Non-Mainstream, Alternative News Source\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Breaking911\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/An0oOH0m6If4xThWzonPime0GLwB7VIUfJqruEluqmXT.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/An0oOH0m6If4xThWzonPime0GLwB7VIUfJqruEluqmXT.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Breaking911\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Breaking911\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/breaking_911\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCi7BCQ_T4m6si1IQOnuz6RA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8847e8dd9a4f75600ebf91da20833ab8\",\"name\":\"T. Grant Benson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21227aab5f80040c19d732c1a122558a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21227aab5f80040c19d732c1a122558a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"T. Grant Benson\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/Breaking911.com\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantB911\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/author\/grant\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter - Breaking911","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter - Breaking911","og_description":"McALLEN, Texas \u2013 Law enforcement has taken a 57-year-old La Joya man into federal custody on allegations that he pointed a laser at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Juan Peralez was taken into custody late yesterday upon the filing of a federal criminal complaint. He is expected to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/","og_site_name":"Breaking911","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Breaking911","article_published_time":"2016-06-28T00:30:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-06-28T00:30:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":635,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/laser12n-1-web.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"T. Grant Benson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantB911","twitter_site":"@Breaking911","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"T. Grant Benson","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/"},"author":{"name":"T. Grant Benson","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8847e8dd9a4f75600ebf91da20833ab8"},"headline":"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter","datePublished":"2016-06-28T00:30:36+00:00","dateModified":"2016-06-28T00:30:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/"},"wordCount":274,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Breaking News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/","url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/","name":"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter - Breaking911","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-06-28T00:30:36+00:00","dateModified":"2016-06-28T00:30:53+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-customs-and-border-protection-helicopter\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Breaking News","item":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/category\/breaking-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Man accused of pointing laser at Customs and Border Protection helicopter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/","name":"Breaking911","description":"Best Non-Mainstream, Alternative News Source","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#organization","name":"Breaking911","url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/An0oOH0m6If4xThWzonPime0GLwB7VIUfJqruEluqmXT.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/An0oOH0m6If4xThWzonPime0GLwB7VIUfJqruEluqmXT.jpg","width":500,"height":400,"caption":"Breaking911"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Breaking911","https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/breaking_911\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCi7BCQ_T4m6si1IQOnuz6RA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8847e8dd9a4f75600ebf91da20833ab8","name":"T. Grant Benson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21227aab5f80040c19d732c1a122558a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21227aab5f80040c19d732c1a122558a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"T. Grant Benson"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/Breaking911.com","https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantB911"],"url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/author\/grant\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/laser12n-1-web.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6oxZ0-kN8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79926"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5409"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}