Trotwood man accused of shining a laser at OSHP chopper pleads guilty to lesser charge

A 22-year-old Trotwood man accused of pointing a laser at a Ohio State Highway Patrol helicopter pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Wednesday, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court documents.

Isiah Swisher pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony. He initially was indicted in April for interfering with the operation of an aircraft with a laser, which is a second-degree felony.