Originally Posted by
philakapd
It has been reported as a Parrot AR. Controlled by a tablet.
The offender was issued a misdemeanor citation. The news did not report what the citation was for or which authority is responsible for issuing the citation.
It is not legal to fly a UAV in Washington D.C.
I think he was lucky to get away with a misdemeanor citation. I am sure there are a least a few felonies they could have charged him with, if they wanted to make an example.