Kentucky Father Arrested for Shooting down Peeping Tom Drone

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Father who shot down drone hovering over his house as his daughter sunbathed is arrested – sparking new privacy debate

 

  • William H. Merideth, 47, shot down the $1,800 drone hovering over his sunbathing daughter
  • The owner of the drone claims he was only trying to take pictures of a friend’s house
  • The FAA is still scrambling to design rules about drone use and control
  • They have yet to come up with a satisfactory set of regulations

A father shot was arrested after shooting down an $1,800 drone that was hovering over his sunbathing daughter.

William H. Merideth, 47, from Kentucky was charged with first degree criminal mischief and first-degree wanton endangerment.

The owner of the drone claims he was only trying to take pictures of a friend’s house, when Merideth shot at the device, sending it crashing into a field near his yard last weekend.

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He'll be waiting: William H. Merideth was unhappy at a drone that was hovering over his house

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