Clinton resident Austin Haughwout, 18—who made headlines earlier this year when he posted a YouTube video of a four-propeller drone equipped with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun—is in the news again, this time for a combination drone-flamethrower. His latest video, uploaded to YouTube on Dec. 7, shows a flamethrower-equipped drone shooting flames at a turkey on a spit. The spit is in a wooded area, and a pile of brush under the spit catches fire. From certain angles, a house is visible in the background.

The video, which prominently features the logo of remote-controlled product retailer Hobby King, is called "Roasting the Holiday Turkey."

Clinton police are not releasing a statement at this time.

Haughwout's earlier venture, in which he rigged a drone with an operating handgun, led to an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA ultimately determined that the drone enthusiast had not violated any laws. Haughwout was, however, arrested in an unrelated incident in July 2015 for assault on an officer and interfering with an officer in Clinton.

Haughwout's development of a weaponized drone with a remote-controlled trigger was featured on the tabloid TV news program Inside Edition. The episode aired on July 21. In a statement he gave to Inside Edition, Haughwout was quoted as saying, "I am going for a degree in mechanical engineering, and this was an application of the technology I have access to." Haughwout's father had said his son worked on the project with one of his professors at Central Connecticut State University.

Haughwout's experiments with drones first landed him in the news in May 2014, when a woman accused him of using his drone to photograph women on the beach at Hammonasset State Park.

Reactions to Haughwout's latest video are strong, but mixed. YouTube commenters range from those concerned about safety and about the reputation of drone hobbyists ("not cool") to those who admire Haughwout's project ("100% awesome"). Within two days of being posted, the video had more than 32,000 views.