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.

6 days ago · Former Skydance Interactive President Pleads Guilty to Piloting Drone That Crashed Into Plane During Palisades Fire Peter Akemann has agreed to cover an estimated $65,169 in plane repairs and to ...

2 days ago · A Culver City, California resident has admitted to crashing his drone into a 'Super Scooper' firefighting aircraft battling the Los Angeles wildfires. His guilty plea spares him up to a year in prison, according to the Department of Justice. Peter Tripp Akemann pleaded guilty to one count of unsafe ...

5 days ago · Peter Tripp Akemann reached a plea agreement and will avoid prison after damaging a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles with a drone.

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 · California man whose drone collided with firefighting aircraft pleads guilty Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally announced Friday that Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, of Culver City, California, admitted ...

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 · The Brief 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 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · 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 mornin...

5 days ago · Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the US Attorney's Office.