A high school science teacher has been charged with reckless endangerment after authorities say a drone he was piloting plummeted into empty seats and caused a scare at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
Daniel Verley was arraigned Wednesday in the drone crash during a women's singles match Sept. 4.
According to the criminal complaint, Verley wanted to get photos of the globe statue at Flushing Meadows Park, near the tennis center.
The drone buzzed diagonally over the court in Louis Armstrong Stadium before plummeting into the seats during the next-to-last game of a second-round match. No one was injured.
His attorney did not immediately respond to a comment request.
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