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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Isabel Keane

Man who pointed laser at Marine One with Trump on board is charged with felony

A Washington, D.C., man accused of shining a laser pointer at Marine One as President Donald Trump was departing the White House over the weekend has been charged with a felony.

Jacob Samuel Winkler, 33, was spotted by a uniformed Secret Service officer loudly talking to himself while standing on the sidewalk near the White House Saturday night. The officer waved a flashlight at Winkler, who then retaliated by flashing a red laser beam in the officer’s face.

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