BOZEMAN, Mont. - Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP), an outreach program of the Montana State Universityâs College of Arts & Architecture, announced in a release the upcoming Shakespeare in the Parks season will feature productions of A Midsummers Nightâs Dream and Cymbeline. MSIP
âAfter enduring a year of uncertainty, we are so thrilled to be looking toward our 2021 season where weâll be able to once again engage our amazing communities with live, free professional theatre. Our greatest passion at MSIP is the opportunity that weâve had for 49 years to bring families and neighbors together to share a picnic and enjoy the splendor of Shakespeareâs world, a world that is so relevant to our own, Kevin Asselin, Executive Artistic Director, said.
Missoula man gets probation after pointing laser at plane Follow Us
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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A Missoula man has been sentenced to three years of probation after aiming a laser pointer at an airplane last year as it approached the Grand Falls International Airport in northern Montana.
Brian John Loven, 42, was sentenced Thursday after he pleaded guilty to aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft in October, the Missoulian reported.
“It is important for the public to understand that pointing any laser, even a small one, at the cockpit of an aircraft can obscure the pilot’s view and jeopardize the safe operations of the aircraft,” acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A Missoula man who admitted to aiming a laser beam at an airplane as it was approaching the Great Falls airport has been sentenced.
According to a release from the Department of Justice, Brian John Loven, 42, pleaded guilty to aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.
The prosecution said in court documents that around 9:40 pm on March 3, 2020, two pilots operating a SkyWest flight reported that on their descent to the Great Falls airport, the plane was hit with a bright green laser that lit up the cockpit.Â
The pilots reported that the incident occurred on the east end of town in the area of Giant Springs State Park.
Loven sentenced for aiming a laser pointer at an airplane landing in Great Falls
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GREAT FALLS â Brian John Loven was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls on Thursday after pleading guilty to aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft in flight. Loven, 42 years old, pleaded guilty on October 28, 2020.
Prosecutors said that at about 9:40 p.m. on March 3, 2020, two pilots operating a SkyWest flight reported that on their descent to the Great Falls airport, the plane was hit with a bright green laser that lit up the cockpit. The pilots reported that the incident occurred on the east end of town in the area of Giant Springs State Park.
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A Missoula man who admitted aiming a laser beam at an airplane as it was approaching the Great Falls International Airport was sentenced this week, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney s Office.
Brian John Loven, 42, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28, 2020, to aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.
The defendant faced a possible sentence of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The government recommended a sentence within the guideline range of 15 months to 21 months in prison.
The court sentenced Loven to three years of probation.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.