Shawn Usman

Man Detained for Trying to Fly a Drone at the White House

May 14, 2015 by Alan Phillips 3 Comments

Thursday afternoon, the Secret Service detained a man who allegedly tried to launch a Parrot Bebop Drone over the White House fence. This marks the second time in four months there has been a drone-related incident at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Back in January, Shawn Usman of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency lost control of his DJI Phantom FC-40 and it crashed on the … [Read more...] about Man Detained for Trying to Fly a Drone at the White House

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