FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two men faced felony charges on Thursday for operating a drone recklessly at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Inmate records show Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies with the aviation unit arrested Tony Wang and Carlos San Luis on Wednesday.
“Flying over a runway with aircrafts taking off and landing, if that drone were to hit an aircraft, it would be catastrophic,” said Capt. Brian Montgomery, of the BCSO FLL division.
Correctional deputies booked Wang, 23, and San Luis, 32, at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale.
Wang and San Luis, who don’t have a criminal history in Broward, appeared in bond court on Thursday, and a judge ordered them to stay away from flying drones until the case is resolved.
Prosecutors accused Wang of flying a drone over a terminal on the runway. San Luis was allegedly taking a picture of a food stand and flying low enough to collide with an aircraft, and people’s lives were at risk, according to prosecutors.
Court records show Wang, who was born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and lives in Riverside, California, is facing charges of operating an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner and operating a drone over a critical infrastructure facilities. His bond was $2,650.
Court records show San Luis, of Pompano Beach, faced one count of operating an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner. His bond was $2,500.
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.
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