![]() ![]() 'I am so grateful that this is finally over, it has been a long two years,' Mays said. The fire, which led the Navy to scrap the vessel entirely, burned for four days and caused an estimated $1.2 billion in damages. The prosecution's initial argument against Mays, who was 19 at the time, is that Mays was acting out of revenge for having failed to become a Navy SEAL. The investigation was then dropped after the sailor was kicked out of the service. Mays' defense added new information to the trial which indicated the Navy had another suspect they were previously investigating. A 21-year-old Navy recruit was found not guilty of arson in the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in July 2020.Ĭaptain Derek Butler ruled that the prosecution against Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays did not present enough hard evidence connecting Mays to the arson.īutler added that the evidence presented was primarily circumstantial, according to a CBS8 report.
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