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    Florida man shot Walmart drone because he thought it was ‘watching him’

    By Steve Janoski,

    6 hours ago

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    A Florida man was arrested after he shot a Walmart drone with a 9mm handgun as it flew over his house — causing thousands of dollars in damage — because he thought it was “watching him.”

    The suspect — Dennis Winn, 72, of Clermont, Florida — allegedly admitted to police June 26 that he took a potshot at the drone, which a two-man crew was operating over his Lake County home, the Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

    A Walmart representative said the flights were part of a local campaign that featured mock deliveries to attract business and interest in the area, which is about 25 miles west of Orlando, according to FOX 35 Orlando.

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    Dennis Winn, 72, of Clermont, Florida, was arrested after allegedly shooting a Walmart drone with a handgun. Lake County Sheriff's Office

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    The man said he though the drone was “watching him,” according to a report. FOX 35 Orlando

    But as the crew piloted the craft back towards the ground, one of the reps heard a gunshot.

    When they inspected the drone back at the store, they noticed a bullet hole that caused $2,500 worth of damage to the payload system, Fox said.

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    Sheriff’s deputies went to the house, and Winn told police he was the gunman, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

    He’d watched the drone careen over his property, he allegedly told them.

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    And he thought its operators were watching him because he tried to shoo it off — but it didn’t go away, the USA Today said.

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    Winn allegedly admitted to police that he shot the drone. FOX 35 Orlando
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    The gunshot caused $2,500 worth in damage to the drone. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    “I fired one round at it,” he said in bodycam footage obtained by the outlet. “They say I hit it, so I must be a good shot, or else it’s not that far away … I’m going to wind up having to find a real good defense lawyer.”

    Cops arrested him and charged him with shooting at an aircraft, criminal mischief damage over $1,000 and firing a gun in public.

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