Trial to start for sailor accused of igniting Navy warship
Headline from KESQ Palm Springs
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — According to prosecutors, Ryan Sawyer Mays was a young, arrogant sailor angry about being assigned to deck duty after failing to become a Navy SEAL — and he made the Navy pay in a big way.
KESQ Palm Springs's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — According to prosecutors, Ryan Sawyer Mays was a young, arrogant sailor angry about being assigned to deck duty after failing to become a Navy SEAL — and he made the Navy pay in a big way.
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.
Ryan Sawyer Mays has been charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel — namely, the USS Bonhomme Richard. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
Trial to start for sailor accused of igniting Navy warship | Since Then