Jefferson Twp. man jailed, accused of pointing laser at OSHP airplane

The highway patrol airplane at 11 p.m. was flying over the 1100 block of North Gettysburg Avenue in Dayton while participating in a gun reduction initiative when the laser hit the aircraft multiple times. The tactical flight officer was able to follow the laser to Sanchez-Escobar’s home in Jefferson Twp. and described the suspect shining the laser, later identified as Sanchez-Escobar, according to an affidavit.

Responding officers found Sanchez-Escobar coming out of a workshop at the back of the home’s carport, and he was taken into custody.

“The laser was discovered on a shelf in the workshop, still warm due to usage,” the affidavit stated.

Sanchez-Escobar remains held in the Montgomery County Jail.