A New Jersey man was arrested on charges that he fired at his neighbor’s remote control drone with a shotgun.
The incident happened last week, when a resident called the Lower Township Police Department claiming that his remote-control helicopter had been shot down, CBS reported. After picking up the drone, he found holes in it.
Authorities said the resident was using his remote control helicopter to take pictures of his friend’s home. While taking the aerial shots, the resident said he heard multiple gunshots and instantly lost control of the drone, according to CBS.
Police later arrested Russell J. Percenti, 32, on charges of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and criminal mischief and confiscated his gun.
Percenti has since been released. Some Twitter users called his actions justified if the drone entered his personal property.
i will shoot down any drones that hover over me in my own backyard.
— deb (@nvrqt) October 2, 2014
WHAT IS ????…””Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose””…BTW, I thought it was open season….JUST… http://t.co/06K3OqSnyO
— Doc Killian (@dockillian) October 2, 2014
New Jersey Man arrested for being an American Hero – http://t.co/IBranS9EL7 Attn @Lord_Gow
— David Powell (@RSPW_DEP) October 2, 2014
@DRUDGE_REPORT why is that so, if it over their property that have a right, it is called trespassing.
— Hardcheck2704 (@Hardcheck2704) September 30, 2014
TWITTER POLL: Should it be legal to shoot a drone over your property?
— Brew Town Boozer (@Simplekindoffan) September 30, 2014
@Simplekindoffan why wouldn’t it be? You own that airspace
— Steve (@Steevo36) September 30, 2014
@Simplekindoffan I don’t see how that isn’t viewed as a violation of that man’s privacy if it entered his airspace
— Steve (@Steevo36) September 30, 2014
@Just_a_Texan Shame that’s illegal.
— Agim Zabeli (@AgimZabeli) September 30, 2014
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