{
  "id": 7792629,
  "title": "Man who faced three felonies for destroying a fake Flock camera has charges reduced to misdemeanors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/man-who-faced-three-felonies-for-destroying-a-fake-flock-camera-has",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113868-man-who-faced-three-felonies-destroying-fake-flock.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Evan Meyer, a 24-year-old man, faced three felony charges for destroying a 3D-printed decoy of a Flock surveillance camera. Meyer believed he was dismantling a genuine Flock camera, which has faced increasing criticism due to the company's actions. However, the decoy was made of 3D-printed materials and had a value significantly lower than a real Flock camera. Florida police have since reduced Meyer's charges to misdemeanors, specifically second-degree misdemeanors for criminal mischief causing under $200 in damage and petty theft involving property worth less than $750. The reduction in charges comes as the police department admits to the controversial decoy operation and the toxicity of Flock cameras' reputation.",
  "summary": "It was reported in late August that Evan Meyer, 24, was being charged with counts of criminal mischief causing more than $1,000 in damage, grand theft involving property valued between $750 and $5,000, and damaging or taking a computer, electronic device, or related equipment. All felonies. Read Entire Article",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Hacker collective stegan0gram dismantles a Flock camera, recovering an encryption key and showing it runs ~20 apps on a midrange smartphone-grade processor (404 Media)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hacker-collective-stegan0gram-dismantles-a-flock-camera-recovering-an",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:20:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}