Man shoots down drone spying on his 16-year-old daughter

                       47-year-old William H. Merideth                      ©arstechnica

In William Merideth’s book, a drone flying over his backyard was a well defined invasion of privacy! For the Kentuckian, his property line is where he gets to make the call, and he did that perfectly well by firing three blasts of Number 8 birdshot to take the drone out. Merideth's 16-year-old daughter was laying out by their pool at the time, and when the drone pilot decided to stop his vehicle and get an electronic eyeful, he decided enough was enough.
"It was just right there. It was hovering. I would never have shot it if it was flying," William Merideth said in an interview with Arstechnica. "When he came down with a video camera right over my back deck, that's not going to work. I know they're neat little vehicles, but one of those uses shouldn’t be flying into people's yards and videotaping "
Soon after, a car full of four men rolled up looking for a fight and cursing. His terse reply to the men, while wearing a 10mm Glock holstered on his hip: "If you cross that sidewalk onto my property, there’s going to be another shooting." This made the men to back down and retreated to their car until the police arrived.
He was later arrested and charged with criminal mischief and wanton endangerment, both related to his discharge of his firearm. According to the men, the drone costs $1, 800 but 47-year-old Merideth is confident that the charges would be reduced or thrown out entirely once his trial date arrives.