Chinese National Charged With Trespassing, Photographing US Naval Base

The Navy's newest littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS-2) arrives at Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West in Key West, Fla., on March 29, 2010. Nicholas Kontodiakos/U.S. Navy via Getty Images

A Chinese national was arrested Dec. 26 for trespassing and taking photographs at a restricted U.S. Navy base in Florida, authorities said.

At around 6:50 a.m. local time, witnesses observed Liao Lyuyou, a Chinese national, walking along the secure fenceline of the Naval Air Station in Key West. He walked around the perimeter fence and entered the base from rocks along the water, according to a federal complaint.