A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to twice landing a small airplane without permission on a Navy airstrip on San Clemente Island, then stealing a Navy truck and using it to damage gates on the island, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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Marcus Mondragon was a resident at the renowned nonprofit’s Pacific Highway campus, which operates a rehab center.
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Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays, 21, had been charged with arson and willful hazarding of a vessel, but he denied any involvement in the fire.
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The defense says the Navy was determined to pin the loss on someone but, after nine days of testimony, had been unable to produce physical evidence tying the fire to the man accused.
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The Malaysian owner of a ship servicing company slipped away from house arrest in San Diego on Sept. 4 weeks before being sentenced.
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Archives, artifacts, and 'a lot of rocks': The Army Corps of Engineers is training veterans for jobsAn Army Corps of Engineers program teaches former troops how to do curation work, while also preparing them for jobs in other fields.
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While Venezuela and the United States have an extradition treaty, the Biden administration does not formally recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government.
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After a two-year hiatus, the show is back. But Veterans For Peace and 16 other groups say the amount of pollution it emits over three days isn't worth it.
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Officials say the fugitive Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” was trying to head to Russia before Venezuelan authorities captured him.
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Leonard Glen Francis was under home arrest in San Diego when he cut off his GPS ankle bracelet and escaped on Sept. 4.
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The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that will affect the Guard's ability to do its job.
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