ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) - Two people were arrested for flying a drone over Michigan Stadium, aka "The Big House," during the Wolverines' football season opener against Middle Tennessee State.
The drone was reported about 10:17 p.m. Saturday, and the arrests were made after the report.
University Deputy Police Chief Melissa Overton said Thursday that the individuals arrested are not students at the Ann Arbor school, although their names and hometowns were not released.
The suspects are accused of Federal Aviation Administration violations, and face misdemeanor charges in breach of a university ordinance which states that "unsafe or unauthorized” use of a drone by anyone on the U-M campus is prohibite, and may be punishable by “criminal and/or civil penalties."
Overton said in an email that both suspects were released pending the authorization of warrants, and that the case remains under investigation.
“It’s difficult to control air space," Overton told the Detroit News, adding that there was no threat to spectators or the community.
“There’s a lot to it,” she said. “We’re going to continue following up on all our leads and do everything we can do."
Game spectator Richard Sheridan told the newspaper that he saw the drone hover over the stadium's south end before flying away.
It's unclear what the operators intentions might have been.