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, agreed to plead guilty to one ... Quebec 1 −was grounded Jan. 9 after being hit by the civilian drone flying over the fire near the Pacific Coast, the Federal Aviation ...

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to enter a plea to a ... As this case demonstrates, we will track down drone operators who violate the law and interfere with the critical work of our first ...

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.

On January 9, as wildfires raged across California, Akemann drove to the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. He went to the top floor of a parking lot there and launched a DJI Mini 3 ...

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 ...

A co-founder of the Call of Duty studio Treyarch recently pleaded guilty to striking a firefighting plane with a drone during the recent LA fires. Under the plea deal, Peter T. Akemann will avoid ...

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 ... "Lack of common sense and ignorance of your duty as a drone pilot will not shield you from criminal charges," said Akil Davis, the ...

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 ...