Posted: Aug 05, 2015 12:22 pm
Father who shot down drone hovering over his house as his daughters sunbathed is arrested and charged - sparking new privacy debate
William H. Merideth, 47, shot down the $1,800 drone after being alerted by by his two daughters
Another neighbor has told how it was hovering over her 16-year-old daughter too
The owner of the drone claims he was only trying to take pictures of a friend's house
Merideth has been charged with first-degree criminal mischief and first-degree wanton endangerment for shooting the gadget
The FAA is still scrambling to design rules about drone use and control
A father has been arrested after shooting down an $1,800 drone that was reportedly hovering over his two sunbathing daughters.
William H. Merideth, 47, from Kentucky was charged with first-degree criminal mischief and first-degree wanton endangerment.
The owner of the drone claims he was only trying to take pictures of a friend's house when Merideth shot at the device, sending it crashing into a field near his yard last weekend.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... chief.html
Not sure about shooting it down where he was as he had neighbours close by? But other than that, destroying the machine I applaud. The owners, 4 guys apparently were then going to confront him until he got his Glock out and said, "There's gonna be another shooting if you cross the sidewalk"
I have no sympathy for the loss of their drone - LOL.