The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

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A Culver City man accused of flying a drone and crashing it into a water-dropping aircraft during the Palisades Fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

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

Peter Akemann agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this month, officials said.

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Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it to be ...