The story of the self-proclaimed "drone slayer" is one of those North American embarrassments over which the rest of the world shakes their collective head. William Merideth, the Kentucky man who shot down a drone flying over his property, says he’d “do it again, with a smile.” This is Merideth's 15 minutes of fame, and he's making the most of it: selling drone slayer … [Read more...] about Why the Drone Slayer Matters
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Judge Rules KY “Drone Slayer” Had the Right to Shoot Down Drone
A Kentucky judge has dismissed a first-degree criminal mischief charge against William Meredith, who shot down a quadcopter drone that he says was hovering over his home. The initial news stories about the incident state that Meredith shot the drone as it passed over his yard, claiming that he had seen it hovering in a neighbor's yard first, and that the drone appeared to be … [Read more...] about Judge Rules KY “Drone Slayer” Had the Right to Shoot Down Drone
