A former Hollywood video game exec won't serve a day in prison for his drone damaging and grounding an aircraft that was ...

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, federal prosecutors ...

"Lack of common sense and ignorance of your duty as a drone pilot will not shield you from criminal charges," Davis added. According to CalFire, as of Thursday, the Palisades Fire, which was at 95% ...

Drone pilot faces criminal and financial repercussions for grounding a Canadian aircraft sent to help fight wildfires in ...

"As Cal Fire has said: 'If you fly, we can't' — meaning they cannot use their most sophisticated technique to attack these wildfires." "Lack of common sense and ignorance of your duty as a drone ...

Akemann launched the drone from the top of a parking garage ... It is now 98% contained, according to Cal Fire. Nearly 8,000 structures are estimated to have been damaged or destroyed by the ...

Akemann flew the drone at least 2,500 meters (more than 1.5 miles ... and the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

A Culver City man pleaded guilty Wednesday to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire last month. Peter Tripp ...

After almost a month of burning:Palisades and Eaton wildfires 100% contained, Cal Fire says Drone owner to pay more than $65,000 in restitution According to prosecutors, Akemann "admitted to his ...

He then launched a drone and flew it towards Pacific Palisades ... no sentencing date had been scheduled. Cal Fire: Palisades and Eaton fires now 100% contained The Palisades Fire which burned ...