Peter T. Akemann, co-founder of Call of Duty developer Treyarch, has pleaded guilty to piloting the drone that collided with a Canadian Super Scooper firefighting aeroplane during last month’s devastating and, in some places, ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

The reckless act, which grounded the valuable aircraft for repairs at the height of the crisis, resulted in a serious-sounding FBI investigation of Akemann (thanks, Game Developer). Currently CEO of The Entertainment Workshop (and previously running Skydance Interactive), the dev avoids a probable year in prison. Still, he will be required to pay over $65,000 for repairs and will be made to do 150 hours of likely hard labour in court-mandated community service, aiding with Southern California wildfire relief efforts. Akemann’s lawyers issued a statement that professed how “deeply sorry” the working CEO was for the act.