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

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

A drone owned and piloted by the ex-president of Skydance Interactive damaged and temporarily grounded a Canadian Super ...

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 ...

The pilot of a drone that crashed into a firefighting plane, leaving a gaping hole and grounding the aircraft during the ...

A drone operator is facing charges for piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California. Peter Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to ...

Prosecutors said a Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the incident that briefly grounded the plane.

Peter Tripp Akeman, 56, admitted to launching a private drone from a rooftop on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade Jan. 9 ...

He’ll likely pay $65,000 and do community service.

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.

With many in Los Angeles impacted by the recent devastating wildfires, this weekend’s 67th Grammy Awards is paying tribute.

Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.