Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, will plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. The collision put the super scooper out of action for five days.

Akemann flew the drone more than 1.5 miles toward the fire and lost sight of the drone, authorities said. As Akemann was flying the drone, it collided with a Government of Quebec Super Scooper ...

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. It ...

Peter Akemann has agreed to pay $65,169 to cover plane repairs and to complete 150 hours of community service to help aid Southern California wildfire relief. Ex-Skydance Exec Piloted Drone That ...

Akemann, 56, entered his plea to a federal class-A misdemeanor count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for June 2.

A hearing on Akemann’s move to have the suit thrown out is scheduled for Nov. 16. Jensen had denied Akemann’s previous motion to dismiss. On Thursday, she postponed a decision on a similar motion.

When you take a Republican ballot Tuesday, I ask you to vote for David Akemann, judge for circuit court. Akemann was Kane County state's attorney for eight years. He served with honesty and ...

Akemann, the son of a former County Board member and nephew of a former chief judge, drew on his experience in his bid to run the department and its budget of $2.2 million a year.

Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft, according to the Justice Department.

Peter Akemann, the former president of Skydance Interactive, has pleaded guilty to flying the drone that collided with and subsequently grounded a Canadian Super Scooper firefighting plane as the ...

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.