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.

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Man arrested for allegedly aiming laser at Marine One with Trump aboard.

Winkler told investigators he didn’t know it was illegal.

Officials say the beam could have endangered the pilot and others in the air.

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

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