Bill would create harassment charge for drone operators

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Drone operators could be charged with harassment or voyeurism under a bill that has cleared the Kentucky House of Representatives.
The House voted 87-3 to approve the bill that makes it illegal to use a drone to harass or spy on others. The bill is in response to Bullitt County resident William Merideth, who last year shot down a drone he said was spying on his teenage daughters on the back porch.
Merideth was arrested for firing his gun in the city limits. But a state judge later dismissed the charges. The drone’s owner, John David Boggs, said he was not spying on Merideth and has sued him in federal court.
Bill sponsor Democratic Rep. Linda Belcher of Shepherdsville said the bill does not apply to police or any “lawful commercial or personal use.”

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