https://www.dcourier.com/news/2017/jul/01/man-arrested-flying-drone-over-goodwin-fire/?utm_source&utm_medium&utm_campaign
"Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says they’ve made an arrest in the case of a drone that forced aircrews fighting the Goodwin Fire to be grounded.
Gene Alan Carpenter, a 54-year-old resident of Prescott Valley, was
arrested and charged with 14 counts of endangerment, all felonies, and a
count of unlawful operation of an unmanned aircraft, which is a
misdemeanor.
A news release from YCSO said that on Wednesday, June 28, a drone
began circling one of the airplanes that was battling the Goodwin Fire.
Because of that intrusion, the plane left the area, leaving ground crews
unprotected. Those ground crews had to disengage from fighting the fire
and all aircraft were grounded for nearly an hour."
Throw the book at him!
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