Drone shooter pleads guilty - CNET

On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that Percenti has pleaded guilty to the latter charge. He will be sentenced April 29. Prosecutors are recommending probation, according to the AP.

The Federal Aviation Administration has rules about drones. They must fly below 4oo feet and shouldn't fly "near people or stadiums."

"Near" isn't exactly exact. In Percenti's case, the drone's owner said he was taking pictures of a friend's house, which was undergoing renovation.

The courts haven't exactly been consistent on the subject of drones.

Last summer in Kentucky, William Merideth merrily admitted he'd shot down a drone that was allegedly hovering over his house. He claimed the drone was spying on his sunbathing teenage daughter.

Despite the fact that the drone's owner produced data allegedly showing that the machine wasn't flying over Merideth's house, a judge preferred the evidence of two witnesses and dismissed all charges against Merideth.