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September 27, 2018

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Aiming Laser at Aircraft

Video Icon Press Release - USAO, Eastern District of Virginia

On September 27, 2018, Nicholas Pifer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Alexandria, Virginia, to aiming a laser at aircraft.

On October 18, 2017, he was captured on surveillance video at a gym parking lot in Sterling, Virginia, shining a laser at aircraft landing at Dulles International Airport, and he later admitted to doing so.