The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los ...

A Southern California man admitted to operating a drone that collided with a firefighting airplane during the Palisades Fire ...

A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a "Super Scooper" firefighting ...

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, ...

A Culver City, California, man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that damaged the wing of a Super Scooper ...

As part of the plea agreement, Akemann agreed to pay full restitution to the Government of Quebec, which supplied the plane, ...

As part of his plea deal, the Culver City resident will pay about $65,000 for the damage his drone caused to the Super ...

Peter Akemann agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this month, officials said.

Peter Akemann has agreed to cover an estimated $65,169 in plane repairs and to complete 150 hours of community service to help aid Southern California wildfire relief.

A civilian drone operator agreed to plead guilty after being charged in connection with a collision that damaged a ...