31-03-2025 20:11 via ocregister.com

Man who flew drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base sentenced to time served

A 39-year-old man who illegally flew a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographed the military complex was sentenced Monday to four months he has already served behind bars.
Yinpiao Zhou of Contra Costa County pleaded guilty on March 10 to one federal count of violating the national defense airspace, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter also sentenced Zhou to a yearlong period of supervised release an
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