Judge sides with man who shot down drone
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Kentucky judge has dismissed all charges against a man who shot down a drone he claimed was harassing his family.
William Merideth, a resident of Hillview, Ky., was arrested last July on charges of wanton endangerment and criminal mischief after pulling a shotgun on a drone he alleged had been spying on his 16-year-old daughter sunbathing in the backyard.
"I was in my right to protect my family and my property," Merideth told the judge in Monday's hearing, according to WDRB.com in Kentucky.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But the owner of the drone, David Boggs, claimed flight data proves the drone was flying higher than Merideth had asserted and was not intruding on his family.