Turns out the guy who hit an LA firefighting plane with a drone was Treyarch co-founder Peter Akemann
Akemann will plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense after his drone damaged an aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in January.
The drone pilot who took out an LA firefighting plane pleads guilty to escape jail
He’ll likely pay $65,000 and do community service.
Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ
The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Former Skydance Interactive President Pleads Guilty to Piloting Drone That Crashed Into Plane During Palisades Fire
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.
Man agrees to plead guilty in drone collision with Super Scooper over Palisades Fire
A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.
Drone pilot pleads guilty to crashing into Palisades firefighting aircraft
Peter Akemann will plead guilty for his drone colliding with a Super Scooper, halting wildfire efforts. He faces penalties and community service.
Drone operator to plead guilty in crash that damaged water-dropping plane during Palisades Fire
Prosecutors said a Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident that briefly grounded the plane.
Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.
Man to admit to using drone that collided with Super Scooper during Palisades Fire
A Southern California man admitted to operating a drone that collided with a firefighting airplane during the Palisades Fire as the blaze was charring tens of thousands of acres earlier this month, officials said Friday.
California man pleads guilty after his drone collides with aircraft fighting Palisades Fire
A California man agrees to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft after his drone collides with firefighting Super Scooper aircraft battling the Palisades Fire.
Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft fighting Palisades fire
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, taking it out of service.
Drone crash at Palisades Fire blamed on tech exec with UC Berkeley Ph.D.
Peter Akemann, a former UC Berkeley Ph.D. student and once-prominent video games executive, flew a drone that hit a Super ...
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Culver City man agrees to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire
A civilian drone operator agreed to plead guilty after being charged in connection with a collision that damaged a ...
Ex-Skydance Executive Escapes Prison Time After Admitting To "Recklessly" Operating Drone That Crashed Into Super Scooper, Endangered LA Wildfire Fighters
A drone owned and piloted by the ex-president of Skydance Interactive damaged and temporarily grounded a Canadian Super ...