A 40-year-old California man, Justin Derek Jennings, faces up to 20 years in federal prison for shooting at a police helicopter with a rifle during an angry outburst on his birthday.

According to a release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, Jennings pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to damage, destroy, disable, or wreck an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States on Friday, August 8, 2025.

The incident occurred back on March 9, 2024. At the time, Jennings was celebrating his birthday at a party alongside his family. At the time, the 40-year-old man had been drinking, which led to him becoming increasingly angry. This forced his birthday party attendees, that is, his family, to leave the house.

After he was almost left

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