WASHINGTON - A man has been arrested on a federal charge after allegedly aiming a laser pointer at Marine One while President Donald Trump was aboard, according to a court filing released Monday.

Jacob Samuel Winkler, 33, of Washington, D.C., is charged with aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, according to the Associated Press. Online court records show he does not yet have an attorney listed.

Marine One was flying near the White House on Saturday when a U.S. Secret Service officer says they spotted Jacob Winkler walking shirtless along a sidewalk, loudly talking to himself, according to an affidavit.

Laser allegedly aimed at Marine One

The officer said he aimed a flashlight at Winkler, who allegedly res

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