20-year-old walks free from court after claiming mental problems caused by cannabis

Tuesday, October 28, 2008


He was given a five-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, after he shone a laser pen he bought on eBay at a police helicopter.
Pilot Steven Cholerton said he was forced to take a sharp right turn after being dazzled by a 'bright and blinding green light' that 'illuminated' the cockpit for 'about three to five seconds'.

The court heard Porter had been treated in hospital four times for a 'drug-induced psychosis' brought on by cannabis use, and that he had smoked cannabis shortly before the offence.
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