Local Amateur Astronomer Arrested for Pointing Laser at Planes, Helping Fellow Citizens

GARLAND -  The first man arrested in North Texas on suspicion of pointing a laser at a plane said Wednesday that he did it because he was "tired of circling helicopters" above his house.
In a sometimes rambling interview at the Dallas County Jail, Sammy Ladymon described himself as an amateur astronomer and said he bought a $40 laser the size of a pen at an electronics store.

He said he had never been arrested before, doesn't see himself as a criminal and doesn't believe he did anything wrong.

I think we can imagine how hard life must be with the last name of Ladymon, and we all know how annoying loud, intrusive planes and choppers can be over a residential neighborhood, whether you're trying to find the Big Dipper or quietly get through your porn. As an amateur blogger, the Benefactor can relate to similar pesky obstacles that can make one's passion that much more difficult. If I could shine a laser at the screen to keep the computer from freezing or at my head to prevent writer's block, I would do it faster than Deshawn Stevenson shows his 3-goggles after a Mavs Moneyball. As for Sammy, not only were these damn planes screwing up his star-gazing, but they seem like they have been a real nuissance for those already troubled Garland residents. Some may call him a federal criminal, but WWCD calls him a local hero. Keep gettin' your laser on, bro. FREE SAMMY LADYMON!