UPDATED with plea: Former president of Skydance Interactive Peter Akemann pleaded guilty today to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft ...

Peter Akemann will plead guilty for his drone colliding with a Super Scooper, halting wildfire efforts. He faces penalties and community service.

Authorities say Akemann launched the drone from the top of a parking structure in Santa Monica on Jan. 9 and flew it more than 1.5 miles toward the Palisades Fire before losing sight of it.

Akemann launched the drone Jan. 9, two days after the start of the fire in Pacific Palisades, from a Third Street Promenade parking structure in Santa Monica to survey damage from the fire, but ...

A Culver City man is scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire last month.

UPDATED with plea: Former president of Skydance Interactive Peter Akemann pleaded guilty today to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft ...

Authorities say Akemann launched the drone from the top of a parking structure in Santa Monica on Jan. 9 and flew it more than 1.5 miles toward the Palisades Fire before losing sight of it.

Akemann appeared in court Friday and will remain out of jail under court supervision during his case. He has not yet entered his plea. Authorities say Akemann launched the drone from the top of a ...