Pointing laser at chopper earns 2 years in prison

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities say a 25-year-old Austin man has been sentenced to two years in prison for pointing a hand-held laser at a police helicopter.

Gabriel Soza Ruedas Jr. was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in July.

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