6 days ago · Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. This morning federal prosecutors filed a criminal information charging Akemann with the misdemeanor offense that carries a prison sentence of up to one year in federal prison.

T he Justice Department said that 56-year-old Peter Tripp Akemann admitted to one count of operating an unmanned drone in a hazardous manner during the Palisades Fire. A news statement stated that ...

12 hours ago · A Culver City man 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, the Justice Department announced today.. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. This morning federal prosecutors filed a criminal ...

12 hours ago · Peter Tripp Akemann, a 56-year-old resident of nearby Culver City, faces up to one year in federal prison, community service, and restitution to the Government of Quebec for his role in the ...

5 days ago · 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, said ...

5 days ago · In the plea agreement, Peter Tripp Akemann admitted to “illegal conduct in flying the drone that posed an imminent safety hazard to the Super Scooper crew,” the DOJ stated in a news release.

5 days ago · Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, of Culver City was charged with unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. He could still face up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

5 days ago · Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. Acting United States Attorney Joseph T. McNally announced the charges and plea ...

5 days ago · Peter Tripp Akemann agreed to plead guilty after crashing a drone into a Super Scooper aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire. He was charged with a misdemeanor and could face up to a year in ...

5 days ago · Peter Tripp Akemann, who is from Culver City, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday, where United States federal prosecutors charged him with one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned ...