“Brian K. Kapileo Nepaial, 38, of Aloha, faces up to 45 years in federal prison”

Well goshdarnitall, nobody told Brian about the new rules.

An Oregon man has been convicted of shining a high-powered laser at a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter in an anti-immigration enforcement attack. Brian K. Kapileo Nepaial, 38, of Aloha, pleaded guilty to charges on Thursday in the US District Court in Oregon, located in downtown Portland.

Kapileo Nepaial has been convicted of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He faces a maximum combined sentence of 45 years in federal prison, a $5,250,000 fine, and eight years of supervised release.