Florida man arrested on charges of shooting Walmart delivery drone

[marmar]

A 72-year-old Clermont, Florida, man faces multiple charges, including a felony charge, after authorities say he shot a Walmart delivery drone that he said was flying over his house.

According to an arrest affidavit, Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at Clermont’s Walmart store Wednesday in response to a drone being shot while flying on delivery.

Representatives from DroneUp, a new drone delivery service partnered with Walmart, told deputies they had a two-man crew in a nearby neighborhood promoting their company by doing mock deliveries. The crew was at the delivery point outside Dennis Winn’s residence in a cul-de-sac.

After the drone arrived and began its descent, one of the DroneUp employees told authorities a man, later identified as Winn, pointed a handgun at the drone. After hearing a gunshot, the crew ran to the van and drove back to Walmart. The damaged drone also returned to the store. ..............(more)

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-man-arrested-on-charges-of-shooting-walmart-delivery-drone

[msongs]

1. well thousands of drones are dropping boms on people recently. maybe be is standing his ground nt

[LonePirate]

2. If he had shot a Black American kid, he would likely go free. However, he shot corporate property.

That's a big difference. It's Florida so flip a coin to determine whether he will be punished for his actions.

[marble falls]

4. What if the bullet he fired at the drone and shot a kid of any color a block away. Something that happens a lot in ...

... in the US.

[marble falls]

3. I'm torn between giving him a medal and having him arrested for firing off a handgun in city limits. Leaning towards ...

... arrest.

[Ziggysmom]

5. Screw Walmart, but this guy is an idiot who could have injured or even killed

someone!