This thread is a waste of our time. Once again it is leaning towards gun vs. no guns. If you would all get your heads together it might save our 2nd. Amendment rights.
I flew F4B Phantoms in Viet Nam for a number of years and quite a few thousands of hours between them and P3 Orions. I would bet between the two of them in war time I could better your hours. I would also bet I have landed more disabled aircraft on Carriers and the hard than you would believe.
I was working for Lockheed Aircraft Service when the first one landed at Kennedy airport. Everyone (about 2000) stopped working and went out on the ramp to watch it. That airplane looked liked it just floated out of the sky, beautiful. Shortly after we were doing mods on the landing gear struts.
Bottom line is Law enforcement both local and federal are thumbing thru all their penal codes, FAA rules and regs. etc. and if they can't find a law restricting what this kid did there will probably be one on the books within a month and they will make it retroactive till they can find a reason to arrest him.
Good luck kid and be a little smarter next time.