A military judge acquitted a junior sailor accused of setting the fire that destroyed a $1.2 billion warship. The Navy had found widespread command failures contributed to the blaze yet sought to prosecute a single, low-ranking crew member.
. He was accused of arson in the 2020 fire that left the USS Bonhomme Richard a smoldering scrap heap and faced the potential of life in prison. The prosecution did not present physical evidence to back up its claim of criminal mischief, and a key witness“I can say that the past two years have been the hardest two years of my entire life as a young man,” Mays said outside the courtroom, reading from a brief statement, according to the AP. “I’ve lost time with friends. I’ve lost friends.
Capt. Jason Jones, the prosecutor, tried to block presentation of the sweeping failures described in the command investigation, ProPublica. Jones argued that his efforts should not imply “the Navy needs a scapegoat and therefore we picked an E-1,” referring to the lowest enlisted rank.
The morning fire on July 12, 2020, spread through the minimally crewed ship, burning for four days. The Navy in the end punished more than 20 people, including three admirals, . The ship’s senior leadership — the captain, executive officer and top enlisted sailor — received letters of reprimand, ProPublica reported, which severely limit promotions and typically end the careers for those who receive them.But Mays became the most visible sailor tied to the disaster, with the Navy claiming he ignited cardboard in a lower compartment because he was angry over washing out of Navy SEAL selection.
to his division officer as proof, saying Mays was determined to prove his own assessment that the cluttered compartments made the ship hazardous.Vice Adm. Stephen T. KoehlerThe Bonhomme Richard fire was the latest in a series of disasters that has called into question the leadership and oversight of senior Navy leaders. Chief among them were collisions at sea in 2017 that killed a combined 17 sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain.
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