Pedone believed the aircraft was a drone, Khanna said. He made his first court appearance in federal court in Newark on ...

The incident allegedly happened during a stretch of time when drone sightings were on the rise across the Garden State.

A New Jersey man was charged with aiming the beam of a laser at a federal law enforcement aircraft last December, Acting U.S.

James M. Pedone, 27, who now faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine, made an initial appearance in court on Thursday.