WINFIELD, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a laser was intentionally pointed at one of its aircraft in violation of federal law as authorities searched for an escaped inmate.

Last night one of our aircraft was hit with an intentional laser strike. The pilot was able to locate an address and will follow up. Just a reminder that it is a federal crime to aim a laser pointer at an aircraft.

— KHP Aircraft (@KHPAircraft) August 5, 2018

No one has been arrested for pointing the laser. But Lt. Adam Winters said Monday that troopers have an address and are going to follow up on what happened Saturday night as authorities searched for the escaped inmate in Winfield.

Winters say that when a laser is pointed at a plane, it can cause temporary blindness to the pilots which can cause “a very dangerous situation.”