Man accused of shooting down Sheriff's Office drone Sheriff's Office drone shot down A man is accused of shooting down a Lake County Sheriff's Office drone while it was investigating a possible crime. EUSTIS, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested, accused of destroying a law enforcement drone. Investigators said Wendell Goney, 50, of Eustis, shot down a Lake County Sheriff’s Office drone. Deputies said they were investigating a possible burglary and deployed the drone to surrounding lots. They said Goney, who lived nearby, fired at the drone. We talked to drone expert Kevin Hale from DLSRPros who said he was not surprised.