The US Secret Service arrested a man on suspicion of shining a laser pointer at Marine One as the presidential helicopter was departing the White House with President Donald Trump on board, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday, NBC reports.

The incident happened Saturday evening, after a uniformed Secret Service officer, Diego Santiago, saw a shirtless man "talking to himself and being loud," court filings say.

Santiago approached the man, later identified as Jacob Samuel Winkler, who "oriented the same red laser pointer at the direction of Marine One and activated the red laser beam," according to the complaint.

Santiago detained the man, removed the pointer from his hand, and handcuffed him, the filing said.

Santiago said he knew that was "a danger to Marine One and everyone on-board," according to the statement, which said his "conduct posed a risk of flash blindness and pilot disorientation, especially during low-level flight near other helicopters (U.S. Park Police, U.S. Marine Corps) and the Washington Monument. This placed Marine One at risk of an airborne collision," the court filing said.