Authorities arrested a Santa Rosa man after tracking down the source of a high-power laser pointer that blinded a sheriff's helicopter crew for several seconds last week.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office helicopter, Henry-One, was checking on a possible sideshow in the area of Santa Rosa Avenue and Kawana Springs Road around 9:20 p.m. Sept. 1 when a blue laser pointer was allegedly aimed at the aircraft.
The laser strike lasted several seconds and as the crew tried to pin down the source, a laser pointer was aimed at them from the area of Pebblecreek Drive. Deputies on the ground were sent to the location and while Henry-One was overhead, the suspect pointed the blue laser at the helicopter two more times. Robert Stewart, 59, was found at the scene and allegedly had cocaine with him.
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