Florida man arrested for shooting a laser at a pilot and throwing rocks

Charlie James Chapman Jr arrested at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Dazzled a pilot who was left with blurred vision after being temporarily blinded Tasered after he 'grabbed a hammer and made a striking motion' at officers   A man was tasered by cops after he shone a laser at planes landing at a Florida airport leaving one pilot temporarily blind and then hurled rocks at a police helicopter. Charlie James Chapman Jr, 41, 'grabbed a hammer and swung it at officers' as they surrounded him at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Video footage released by Manatee County Sheriff's Office shows a man on the ground pointing a powerful green laser at a police helicopter.