The Brief
- A man in Florida was arrested after allegedly firing at a Sheriff’s Office drone.
- The drone caught the whole incident clearly on camera, leading to a quick arrest.
- The drone had been searching for a bear when the group was spotted apparently firing into the woods, the Sheriff’s Office said.
What started as a search for a bear in a south Florida county ended in an arrest Saturday when a man allegedly fired multiple rounds from a BB gun at the drone deployed to assist.
Big picture view:
The entire incident was caught on camera by the very drone being targeted and released by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), along with footage of the suspect’s arrest. As the Sheriff’s Office noted in its statement, firing a weapon at an aircraft, including drones, is a federal crime.
What the drone saw
The Drone First Responder was deployed in the search for a bear in Lee County, Florida, when the operator spotted a group of men who appeared to be shooting a firearm into a wooded area, the Sheriff’s Office explained. The footage released shows one of the men pointing what was determined to be a BB gun at the drone and firing at least twice.…