Fox35orlando.com - A Florida man is behind bars after he allegedly shot a Walmart delivery drone, rendering it inoperable in Lake County, deputies said. Deputies were called to Walmart at 1450 Johns Lake Road in Clermont on Wednesday after drone delivery representatives reported the incident.
While awaiting a drone delivery's descent, the crew stood in front of a home located in a cul-de-sac. When the drone began to descend, one of the reps said he heard a loud sound consistent with a gun, deputies said. The rep told deputies he saw a 60-year-old white man wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt at the side of the home holding a gun towards the sky and the drone.
The crew returned to Walmart and had the drone fly back to the store. Deputies said that after inspecting the drone, the company reps discovered $2,500 worth of damage to its payload system.
Deputies returned to the home where the alleged shooting happened, where they met with 72-year-old Dennis Winn.
When asked if 'he had an incident with a drone', Winn' said he did. He told deputies he saw the drone fly over his home, prompting him to retrieve his gun to fire at it, an affidavit stated. Winn said he had experiences with drones flying over his home and believed it was watching him.
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Drones flying over my property is fair game for the shotgun. The only exception is if they fly high enough they cannot be heard or seen with the naked eye.
ReplyDeleteIn the United States, you own 25m above your property, about 83 feet. Above that, and it is considered public. The next problem you have is illegal discharge of a firearm, but that depends on the jurisdiction.
DeleteDon't get me wrong, I wish we could sink drones on our property.