Federal prosecutors charged a drone pilot with violating airspace regulations in connection with anti-media flyers that were dropped over 2 Northern California stadiums in 2017.
Federal prosecutors have charged a drone pilot with violating airspace regulations in connection with anti-media flyers that were dropped over two Northern California sports stadiums in 2017.
According to an affidavit attached to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Mapes flew a drone that dropped the flyers on spectators at a game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. An example of a flyer that was dropped over Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Nov. 26, 2017.The flyers bore a red X and read"WARNING! STOP THE TV WHORE TAKEOVER!" with additional text alleging government control of the media, according to the affidavit.
Mapes told Santa Clara police investigators that he believed spreading his message"outweighed any repercussions," according to the affidavit. Then he bragged about the stunt on Facebook, it said.
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