US navy sailor acquitted of setting fire that destroyed $1.2bn warship
by Ramon Antonio Vargas and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#648BG)
Court martial clears Ryan Mays after prosecutors alleged he started blaze after failing to complete Navy Seal training
A military court judge on Friday acquitted a US navy sailor charged with intentionally setting a fire that destroyed a billion-dollar warship and injured dozens onboard.
During a nine-day trial at California's Naval Base San Diego, military prosecutors argued that 21-year-old Ryan Mays ignited the USS Bonhomme Richard on purpose in the summer of 2020 because he was upset that he had dropped out of Navy Seal training.
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