Drone

Man guilty in prison drone drop

Nov. 9, a Houston man pleaded guilty to federal violations connected to dropping contraband into a Beaumont prison via drone carrier, according to Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.

Drone drops contraband in prison, pilot arrested

Announcing federal charges against a man accused of using a drone to deliver contraband to prisoners at the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, local U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston, along with FBI representatives, said it was only the third such case in the country to develop into charges.