Law enforcement officials have their eyes skyward looking for drones above or near emergency
scenes after one delayed a helicopter ambulance last week. The Wharton County Sheriff’s Department is on the hunt for a drone operator in the Taiton area around Hwy. 71 and FM 961. Anyone caught would face federal charges, according to Wharton County District Attorney Mark Racer, who says “Use of drones is mostly regulated by the FAA and any such violations would be federal offenses.