The Culver City man who flew a drone that collided with a firefighting plane during the wildfires in January will serve two weeks in prison and be subject to house arrest and fines.

Peter Tripp Akemann, 57, flew a drone that struck a plane known as the Super Scooper Quebec 1 while the aircraft, which was leased from the Canadian government, was battling the Palisades Fire.

The plane landed safely and no one was hurt, but the plane was out of commission for two of the most intense days of the firefight.

Earlier this month, Akemann was sentenced to 14 days in federal prison and 30 days of home detention, Gizmodo reports.

He'll also have to pay about $156,000 in restitution and fines, including more than $65,000 to fix the plane. He'll also serve 150 hours of community service.

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