SAN FRANCISCO — A man accused of using a drone to drop anti-media leaflets on crowds at two NFL games in the San Francisco Bay Area was charged with violating national defense airspace regulations, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Tracy Michael Mapes, 56, of North Highlands was charged May 14, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General said in a statement.
He could face up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine if convicted.
Authorities have said Mapes sent his drone over Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara during a Nov.