Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays, 21, faces charges of arson and willful hazarding of a vessel for allegedly setting the blaze that began July 12, 2020, and burned for several days while the warship was docked at Naval Base San Diego.
SAN DIEGO – Trial began Monday for a young Navy sailor accused of setting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego.
Cmdr. Leah O’ Brien, for the prosecution, described the alleged arson in her opening statement as “a mischievous act of defiance gone wrong.” After failing to attain his ultimate goal of becoming a Navy SEAL, Mays was assigned to the Bonhomme Richard’s deck department, a job he had “a visceral hatred” for, she alleged.
One of Mays’ attorneys, Lt. Tayler Haggerty, said the prosecution was relying on a single witness who alleges he saw Mays enter the ship’s Lower Vehicle Storage Area — where investigators say the fire originated — just prior to the blaze breaking out. Mays’ defense team has contended that once NCIS investigators pinned Mays as the perpetrator, they ignored another Bonhomme Richard sailor who they allege is a more likely suspect.
Haggerty said investigators also ignored a possible connection to another July 12 fire that occurred on the USS Essex, which was docked about a mile away from the Bonhomme Richard. She said that fire — which was set on a mattress — was determined to be arson and that investigators sought to link Mays to that fire, but could not.
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