Residents of a New Jersey inn saw their summer ruined after a man used a drone to repeatedly drop green dye into their pool, leaving children and adults alike sobbing in the heat.
Patrick Spina IV, 45, was arrested Monday in Absecon after allegedly terrorizing a local pool for months with sea dye, turning the clear blue water an evil neon green.
Sandra Woolstion, operator and general manager of the Quality Inn in Galloway Township, said her customers have been targeted dozens of times since late June, ruining their summer fun.
“The girls are standing here like, ‘Oh my God, we want to go swimming.’ Some of them were crying,” she told ABC 6. “I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?!’ I cried myself. I went to my office and I had a crisis.”
In total, Woolstion said, he needed several thousand dollars to repair the pool, as the sea dye caused serious damage to the concrete foundation.
Absecon police said they got a similar report from a homeowner on Aug. 13 who was swimming in his pool when it suddenly turned green.
The Quality Inn in Galloway Township saw its clear blue pool turn a sickening neon green when drones swooped in and dropped sea dye. WPVI
The inn’s pool was hit dozens of times over the summer as part of a widespread pool-staining prank.WPVI
An investigation found that several other pools in Absecon and Galloway had been hit with the same dye over the summer, with police discovering that the prank was carried out via a drone.
Working with the Federal Aviation Administration, police spotted the offending drone in flight on Sept. 1, with officers tracking it to the offices of Spina Comfort Solutions Heating and Cooling at 345 E. White Horse Pike in Galloway.
Spina was charged with multiple counts of felony treason and has since been released from jail on a summons pending court proceedings.
Ropes containing marine dyes were found in the lodge’s pool. WPVI
Inn manager Sandra Woolstion said she was in tears after the repairs cost thousands of dollars. WPVI
The FAA warned that Spina could face fines of more than $30,000 for the incident and the possibility of having his drone certification suspended or revoked.
“FAA regulations prohibit the unsafe or unauthorized operation of any aircraft. We encourage the public to report unauthorized drone operations to local law enforcement to help prevent this dangerous illegal activity,” the agency said in a statement.
A representative for Spina would not comment on the case, but told ABC 6 his client is cooperating with authorities.
Officials have urged others in the Absecon and Galloway areas to contact police if they too have been victims of the green dye prank this summer.
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