A Florida man was arrested after police said he was flying a drone while under the influence of alcohol. 34-year-old Richard Carpenter was operating a small drone just after midnight on May 4 in the area of 8100 Martin Luther King Jr. Street North in St. Petersburg, Florida. According to an affidavit reported by 10 Tampa Bay News , investigators say Carpenter was flying his drone while intoxicated at very low altitude, moving it back and forth near a vehicle and its open driver-side window, at speeds that could have caused injury or property damage. When police arrived, Carpenter, who works as a contractor, told officers he had flown the drone because he believed someone was following him. Officers reported signs of impairment, including slurred speech, glassy eyes, and the smell of alcohol. Police say Carpenter also admitted to drinking alcohol before operating the drone. Carpenter flew the “small, unmanned aerial system” repeatedly past the open driver’s side window of a man’s vehicle, according to police.…