Drone operator pleads guilty

Drone operator pleads guilty after aircraft strikes firefighting plane over Palisades Fire
Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said.
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Peter Tripp Akemann avoids jail, will pay 'Super Scooper' repair costs and is ordered to help with LA's wildfire recovery A Culver City, California resident has admitted to crashing his drone into a 'Super Scooper' firefighting aircraft battling the Los Angeles wildfires.
California Man Pleads Guilty In Drone Crash
A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it battled the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in early January, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
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.
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The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Man pleads guilty to flying drone that struck fire-fighting plane during Palisades fire
A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a "Super Scooper" firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, prosecutors announced Friday.
California man whose drone collided with firefighting aircraft pleads guilty
Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally announced Friday that Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, of Culver City, California, admitted to "recklessly" operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the Palisades fire.
Man agrees to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire in CA
Federal charges were announced Friday in connection to a civilian drone that hit and damaged a water-dropping super scooper aircraft during the destructive Palisades Fire.
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.
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