A teacher in New York City was arrested Friday on charges of flying a drone in Louis Armstrong Stadium the evening before during a U.S. Open tennis match. The drone crashed into empty seats, and no one was injured, The Associated Press reported. Daniel Verley, 26, faces charges of reckless endangerment and operating a drone in a city park where such devices are prohibited. Police said he is a teacher at the Academy of Innovative Technology in Brooklyn, the AP reported. The incident briefly interrupted the match, during which players heard something buzzing overhead but weren't told until afterward that it was a drone, according to the report. On its website, the U.S. Open lists"Drones (UAS-Unmanned Aircraft Systems) or other model aircraft"among the list of prohibited items.
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