2nd man charged with flying drone near pre Super Bowl events
February 10, 2021
TAMPA, Fla. A South Florida man faces up to a year in federal prison for flying a drone near the location of the Super Bowl the day before the big game, officials said.
Kevin Jonathan Canty, 33, of West Palm Beach, was charged Monday with violating national defence airspace, according to a criminal complaint.
As part of the security plan for Super Bowl LV, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction Wednesday covering an area around Tampa. That’s where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the championship game Sunday night.
2nd man charged with flying drone near pre-Super Bowl events
Associated Press
Tampa, Fla. – A South Florida man faces up to a year in federal prison for flying a drone near the location of the Super Bowl the day before the big game, officials said.
Kevin Jonathan Canty, 33, of West Palm Beach, was charged Monday with violating national defense airspace, according to a criminal complaint.
As part of the security plan for Super Bowl LV, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction Wednesday covering an area around Tampa. That’s where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the championship game Sunday night.
Drone pilot flew into Tampaâs restricted Super Bowl airspace, Feds say
A criminal complaint accuses Henry Alejandro Jimenez of flying a drone over Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park.
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College students study in the sun while people on the other side of the Hillsborough River take part in Super Bowl 55 activities Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The city is hosting Sunday s Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) [ CHARLIE RIEDEL | AP ]
Published Feb. 5
TAMPA â Federal agents have accused a man of flying a drone into protected air space this week in violation of Super Bowl security restrictions in Tampa.