and ended up hitting a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft with their DJI Mini 3 Pro drone. That someone has now been identified as Peter Tripp Akemann—and both SF Gate and The Hollywood ...

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal ... "Lack of common sense and ignorance of your duty as a drone pilot will not shield you from criminal charges," said Akil Davis, the ...

Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal class-A misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for June 2.

Peter Tripp Akemann pleaded guilty to "unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft" after colliding a drone with a firefighting plane. Akemann has reportedly signed a plea deal, requiring that he ...

has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of unsafely operating a drone, federal authorities said Friday. Peter Tripp Akemann will avoid prison with the plea agreement that states he will ...

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal ... "This damage caused to the Super Scooper is a stark reminder that flying drones during times of emergency poses an extreme threat to ...

A 56-year-old Californian man has agreed to plead guilty to operating the drone that crashed into a Quebec water bomber plane fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Peter Akemann, 56, of Culver City, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft for the Jan. 9 drone collision, which damaged the Canadian "super scooper ...

Sentencing was set for June 2. PREVIOUSLY on January 31: Peter Akemann, the former president of Skydance Interactive who was the owner and pilot of a drone that damaged and temporarily grounded a ...