Here's The Suggested Punishment For Flying A Drone During An NFL Playoff Game

A prankster who thought it would be funny to delay the AFC Championship game by  flying his drone into the stadium during the game is going to wish he was able to fly off on it. 

According to court documents, the Department of Justice and the FBI are recommending FOUR YEARS in prison for a variety of infractions including violating the U.S. National Defense Airspace.

In the words of Ron Burdgundy, "Welp, that escalated quickly."

An aerial drone stopped play during the AFC Championship game between the Chiefs and Ravens. He now faces years in prison.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

DRONE PRANK HAS HARSH CONSEQUENCES

On Jan. 28, 45-year-old Matthew Hebet piloted the drone over Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium when the Ravens hosted the Chiefs. During the first quarter, the game was temporarily halted in what was described as an "administrative timeout." Hebet flew the "unmanned aerial system," which is some sort of big tech term for us common folks that like to call it a drone, for apparently two minutes around 100 meters or higher. During that time, he took photos and videos of the field and stadium. Shockingly, it wasn't Connor Stallions behind the controls! 

However, Maryland state police monitored the drone and the genius that is Hebet ended up flying the drone back to his own house. Within minutes, his door was busted down by troopers and FBI agents that assisted the search. Apparently, Hebet didn't realize that most sporting events have a temporary flight restriction from one hour prior to one hour after the duration of the game. The no flight zone is for three nautical miles - jusssst a tad more than Hebet getting closeups of Patrick Mahomes on the sideline gearing up to defeat the Ravens.

Drone pilot. 

FEDS WANT FOUR YEARS FOR VIOLATING AIRSPACE 

I'm sure Hebet had quite the time informing his boss that he may not be available for the next four years because he may be in prison because he thought it'd be fun to fly his little toy gadget during the game. 

For those who aren't paying attention, we now live in a society where if you mug a bunch of NYPD officers you get a free dinner and don't have to drop a single dollar to be let back out with no cash bail.

But if you fly a $350 drone and allow it to hover at an NFL game? 

Get ready to not see the open skies for 22 hours a day for the foreseeable future.