Sheriff’s Office Executes Search Warrant In Medical Helicopter Laser Investigation
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Investigators with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon in connection with an incident in which a laser was pointed at a medical helicopter near Johnston County Regional Airport.
Deputies were at a home at 1610 Swift Creek Road, near the intersection of Weatherspoon Lane. Authorities said one person was present during the search.
The warrant is tied to an April 17 incident in which a Duke Life Flight helicopter was struck by a green laser while approaching the airport for landing. No injuries were reported. Officials said it was the third such incident in a matter of days and warned the acts pose a serious risk to pilots and crew.
The home searched is located about a mile from the airport runway.
Authorities said additional details about the search and investigation will be released at a later time.
Since the April incident, investigators have identified multiple cases over the past year involving lasers and high-beam lights directed at aircraft operating near Johnston County Regional Airport.
Officials said video captured from a Duke Life Flight helicopter during one of the incidents has aided the investigation.
The investigation remains ongoing, with assistance from the Johnston County District Attorney’s Office.
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You have to be very mentally unwell to do this kind of thing.
Or young and very immature. They don’t understand the consequences of their actions.
I guess you want a stupid kid like all the rest of us other dumb kids that dumb s**t must be hard being perfect
WOW, I had to read that like 6 times.
I have learned over the years many people born here always seems to mix up want versus weren’t. Sot and sat – and so much more. Lack of education or lack of paying attention – not sure which. Truly a different culture with some of these folks. They actually have the nerve to call out other people for being different – when they need to realize everyone is different. It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out why we are where we are politically. Some people just are not going to get very far in life – for many different reasons – poor, rural area, lack of a good education, jobs moved overseas during the Reagan administration – life looks bleak compared to their parents who also had the same upbringing but they had a job in the cotton or tobacco mills that at least kept money coming in, roof over their head. Now they need someone, anyone to blame for them not having the life they expected. While it certainly is not the people less fortunate than they are, or a small minority of trans or gay people that make their life harder, or even people of a different religious background – the rich politicians have somehow convinced them it is – and they fell for it – hard. Doesn’t matter which party – but one is leaning real hard into taking away more rights than another – eventually – unless you are in the 1% – don’t think they won’t come for some rights that you now enjoy having.
That’s an exceptionally nice way to say STUPID. Absolutely no regard for their actions. Forced labor for a bit of time might show the perpetrator consequences. Time to quit playing games with these people.