A drone was shot down in Kentucky, earlier this year. The incident occurred in July, when a Kentucky man blasted a drone out of the sky, because it was allegedly hovering over his back yard, where his daughters were sunbathing. The man, William Meredith, grabbed his shotgun and used it to bring the drone down.
Meredith was arrested and charged with wanton endangerment and criminal mischief.
Telemetry and video from the drone indicate that it was flying at two hundred feet above the ground, and that it was not flying over Meredith's property- although the video did demonstrate that the drone was flying close to Meredith's property.
During Merideth's heariing, which took place this past Monday, the judge cited two witnesses who saw the drone flying below the tree line, which, in the judge's estimation, constituted invasion of property. Therefore, the charges against Meredith were dismissed.
For his part, Boggs plans to pressure the district attorney's office to bring the case before a grand jury.
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