Drone operator who damaged LA firefighting plane was Treyarch co-founder Peter Akemann, who is 'deeply sorry for the mistake'
Akemann will plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense after his drone damaged an aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in January.
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.
Man admits to crashing drone into firefighting plane
A 56-year-old Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to “recklessly operating a drone” that ended up crashing into and damaging a Super Scooper as it was
Treyarch Co-Founder Allegedly Hit Firefighting Plane with Drone During Los Angeles Wildfires
A former co-founder of Treyarch was allegedly involved with a crash between a drone and a firefighting plane during the Los Angeles wildfires.
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 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.
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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Drone operator avoids jail after mid-air collision with LA firefighting aircraft
Peter Tripp Akemann reached a plea agreement and will avoid prison but he will pay full restitution for the damage on the plane and do 150 hours of community service in wildfire relief ...
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Man agrees to plead guilty to crashing drone into 'Super Scooper' during Palisades Fire in CA
Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the Justice Department. Prosecutors filed an indictment charging Akemann ...