Deaf Man Gets 18 Months in Federal Prison After Aiming a Laser Pointer at a Delta Air Lines Pilot On Final Approach to Land

Deaf Man Aimed Laser At Delta Jet On Final Approach, Gets Just 18 Months

A deaf man who deliberately aimed a laser at a Delta Air Lines aircraft on final approach has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Considering the danger he created for the pilots and everyone onboard, the punishment strikes me as remarkably light. Deaf Man Sentenced To Prison For Aiming Laser At Delta Aircraft A 31-year-old man from Cheektowaga, New York, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pointing a green laser a…

New York Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Aiming Laser at Delta Air Lines Aircraft - The Bulkhead Seat

A New York man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to aiming a laser pointer at a Delta Air Lines aircraft as it approached Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF). Federal prosecutors announced that Joseph L. Crapsi, 31, of Cheektowaga, NY was sentenced by US District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo for violating federal law that prohibits intentionally aiming a laser at an aircraft. The incident occurred on Ma…

Deaf Man Gets 18 Months in Federal Prison After Aiming a Laser Pointer at a Delta Air Lines Pilot On Final Approach to Land

A deaf man from Cheektowaga, New York, has been sentenced to 18 months in a federal prison after he pleaded guilty to aiming a laser pointer at the pilot of a Delta Air Lines plane, which was on its final approach to land at Buffalo Niagara International Airport. 31-year-old Joseph L. Crapsi had been fighting the prosecution brought by the Assistant U.S. Attorneys Charles M. Kruly and Craig R. Gestring following an investigation by the Niagara F…