Peter Akemann has agreed to cover an estimated $65,169 in plane repairs and to complete 150 hours of community service to help aid Southern California wildfire relief.
Prosecutors said a Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident that briefly grounded the plane.
The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
The pilot of a drone that crashed into a firefighting plane, leaving a gaping hole and grounding the aircraft during the ...
A Culver City man accused of flying a drone and crashing it into a water-dropping aircraft during the Palisades Fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
A 56-year-old Californian man has pleaded guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane ...
Federal charges were announced Friday in connection to a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping super scooper ...
A drone that authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9 put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper ...
Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, ...
A Russian drone blasted a hole in an apartment building in northeastern Ukraine during a nighttime attack, killing at least ...
A rare super pod of over 1,500 dolphins was filmed on California’s central coast, creating an unforgettable sight for whale ...
A massive pod of 1,500 dolphins was captured on drone video swimming off the California coast, showcasing a stunning natural ...