Seaman Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatal Stabbing on Container Ship

Seaman Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatal Stabbing on Container Ship
Vessels line up to offload containers into the Port of Los Angeles, on Oct. 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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LOS ANGELES—A Philippines national who fatally stabbed a fellow crew member on a container ship en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles was sentenced Nov. 7 to 20 years in federal prison.

Michael Monegro, 44, pleaded guilty in May in LA federal court to one count of committing an act of violence against a person onboard a ship that is likely to endanger the vessel’s safe navigation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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