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A 72-year-old Lake County, Florida man is being hailed online as a “legend” for not only owning up to firing a shot at a Walmart delivery drone but for his reaction to being placed in cuffs.

However, Dennis Winn found himself in some potentially big trouble over the summer after reacting to what he believed was an invasion of privacy.

As seen in the video clip below, Winn admitted to a responding officer that he fired a single shot from a 9mm handgun at a drone that had been hovering over his house for a couple of minutes.

“Now they say I hit it, so I must be a good shot,” he said.

Winn told police he had been dealing with drones flying over his home and believed it was watching him, according to WOFL.

Making no attempt to hide his actions, Winn cemented his legendary status when he was placed in handcuffs and joked with the officer, “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe!”

He was arrested and charged with shooting at an aircraft, discharging a firearm in a residential area, and criminal mischief.

“The FAA classifies drones as aircraft, making shooting at them a federal offense. This can lead to severe penalties, including fines and imprisonment,” the law firm of Douglas G. Jackson said of the incident. “In addition to federal charges, Florida’s state laws impose strict penalties for discharging firearms recklessly. Winn’s actions violated these laws, exposing him to criminal charges and potential civil liability, as Walmart could seek compensation for the damages.”

Social media users seemed to be on Dennis Winn’s side here, after all, who knows what kind of drone may be hovering over your house?

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on the social media platform X:

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