Posted on 07/01/2024 11:02:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Lake County Sheriff’s Department in Florida reported a 72-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting down a Walmart delivery drone.
Dennis Winn, 72, was arrested after he allegedly shot down a Walmart Delivery drone that was making mock deliveries in his neighborhood.
According to Local 12 News, Winn fired shots at the drone because he believed it was watching him.
Winn is being charged with”shooting at an aircraft, criminal mischief with damage over $1,000, and discharging a firearm on public or residential property.”
Despite taking a bullet, the drone was able to fly back safely to Walmart, but an investigation revealed the drone received close to $2,500 worth of damages.
Per WCTV:
A Florida man was arrested after he shot down a Walmart delivery drone in his neighborhood, according to officials.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call about a Walmart delivery drone being shot on Wednesday.
Responding deputies confirmed there was a bullet hole in the load that the drone was carrying.
Witnesses identified the shooter as Dennis Winn, 72. When speaking with deputies, Winn admitted to shooting at the drone once with a 9mm pistol, the sheriff’s office said.
Winn was arrested and charged with shooting at an aircraft, criminal mischief damage over $1,000, and discharging a firearm in public or residential property.
According to Forbes, Walmart started offering drone deliveries in 2021 and currently offers them in Arizona, Florida, and Texas.
Here’s how Walmart’s drone deliveries work:
VIDEO AT LINK..............
“Keep your drone within sight”
Commercial drone pilots can apply for a Part 107 waiver if they need to fly beyond visual line of sight.
I wonder what he engages in to cause him to think it was ‘watching’ him...
“What’s his FR screen name?”
LOL! :)
Whatever he was using, I’m impressed as heck!...............
Why...do I get the feeling that if the guy’s name was Keshawn Jackson (or similar), that this would not be news?
“Sounds to me that a few of those were violated….”
Name one that the violated ...
“How high is the airspace above your house yours? Maybe it was trespassing.”
Generally, airspace above your house is public property.
“they claim it hit the payload, but I am sure that nothing walmart would deliver by drone is over $100”
It wasn’t carrying actual merchandise.
Personally I’d have used a 12 gage and #9 shot....but kudos for marksmanship. 👍
“Where did you get such an idea?”
From simple logic in the article. The article says you cannot discharge on public or private property. That leaves commercial and industrial property.
Thanks.
A couple of years back some county official decided to fly a drone over one of our neighbor's property. Who sent up his own much bigger drone to try to knock it out of the sky.
Dog-fighting drones!
I really regret not being home to see it.
“Oh was the drone registered with the FAA and was the sticker visible?”
You’re seriously suggesting that a super high visibility commercial drone operated by one of the biggest corporations in the country is not registered with the FAA?
Dennis for the Winn!
“I didn’t see no signs saying nothing about not taking a Drone down if it invades my personal space. Do you see any signs right now? No. You don’t!”
You own the airspace above your property up to a certain point.
Just as you own the space below your property to a certain point.
That point may vary by state but the fact that you do own a certain amount of both is fixed.
A wad of fishing line shot into the path of the drone would disable it nicely.
Did you see the FAA registration sticker in the photo? Make you wonder what accommodations or liberties have been taken.
Doesn't everyone?
Get one of those very powerful lasers, the ones that can actually burn crappola. Blind the bloody things. They have cameras, digital cameras can be blinded.
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