DC resident cited for drone use over national park

A Washington, D.C., resident was cited this weekend for illegally flying a drone over a national park — for the second time in two years, according to federal authorities. 

{mosads}A United States Park Police officer in a helicopter spotted an unmanned aircraft flying over North Field in Anacostia Park at about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, the agency said in a statement.

The officer made contact with the operator, Howard Solomon III, and ordered him to land the drone.

Solomon, 50, was also cited in October 2015 for flying an unmanned aircraft near the Washington Monument and then crash-landing it on the Ellipse.

Federal law prohibits drone operators from flying in the District or over any national parks, with a fine resulting in $85.

This is the second reported incident of an unmanned aircraft flying over a Washington-area national park this year and the 29th incident since 2013, according to U.S. Park Police.