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Police News Wednesday, 26 June 2013 10:05 Osceola County deputys search for a pair of missing boaters on Shingle Creek was interrupted when a green laser light was pointed at them three times.

Ryan Lucas, 20, from Asheboro, N.C., was arrested Tuesday night and charged with pointing a laser device at a driver/pilot.

The incident began around 11 p.m. Tuesday when deputies were in the middle of a search for a missing couple on Shingle Creek between Poinciana Boulevard and Bass Road. While the helicopter was searching the area, both pilot and observer reported that a green laser light blinded them three times. They located where the light was coming from and noticed several individuals in a swimming pool.

When deputies arrived at the location, a vacation rental property on Hideaway Beach Lane, Lucas went directly inside the house. Deputies were invited inside and asked to speak to Lucas. He gave deputies the laser light, saying that he messed up and should not have shined the light at the helicopter, according to Sheriffs spokesperson Twis Lizasuain, who said Lucas gave no explanation as to why he did it.

Based on his statement and evidence, deputies arrested Lucas and booked him in the Osceola County Jail.

The missing boating couple was also safely located.

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