Man Acquitted of Shining a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard [View all]
A Washington man who was accused of aiming a laser pointer at Marine One, the presidential helicopter, as it was leaving the White House in September with President Trump aboard was acquitted on Tuesday, according to court documents.
A jury found the man, Jacob Samuel Winkler, 33, not guilty after just 35 minutes of deliberation, lawyers representing Mr. Winkler said.
Alexis Gardner, a federal public defender for Mr. Winkler, called the case “a clear example of misuse of prosecutorial discretion.”
She said federal resources were spent charging a man “whose alleged weapon was a cat toy key chain,” adding that it was “time and money diverted from real public safety threats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/marine-laser-trump-acquitted.html
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