ST. JAMES, Long Island (WABC) -- A man is under arrest on Long Island after police say he shot a drone out of the air.
According to Suffolk County Police, members of Missing Angels-Long Island, an organization that searches for missing pets, were using a Mavic 2 Zoom drone to search for a missing dog Saturday afternoon when the drone they were using became unresponsive.
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The group used the drone's GPS to determine the drone was last above 18 Rutherford St. in St. James.
Detectives determined that a resident of the home, 26-year-old Gerard Chasteen, fired three shotgun shots into the air from the yard of his home, striking the drone.
Multiple shotguns were confiscated from the residence, police said.
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Chasteen was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and prohibited use of a weapon.
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