WASHINGTON (The Hill) – A man has been charged with pointing a laser beam at Marine One while President Trump was on board on Saturday, according to a signed affidavit.

The affidavit, signed by Secret Service Officer Diego Santiago, alleges that Jacob Samuel Winkler pointed a red laser beam at Santiago, before pointing it in the direction of Marine One.

Winkler is charged with aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. The affidavit was also signed by Magistrate Judge for the D.C. District Court Zia Faruqui.

Santiago said he observed Winkler “shirtless, talking to himself and being loud” on the sidewalk of Constitution Avenue. After the officer shined a flashlight at the man, the defendant disoriented Santiago using his laser beam, after wh

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