US Navy Sailor Charged With Negligent Homicide Following Patrol Boat Incident in Virginia

US Navy Sailor Charged With Negligent Homicide Following Patrol Boat Incident in Virginia
The U.S. Department of the Navy seal hangs on the wall at the Pentagon in Washington on Feb. 24, 2009. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images
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YORKTOWN, Va.—A U.S. Navy sailor has been charged in the death of a fellow service member in Virginia after officials said the sailor operated a military patrol boat in a negligent manner, the Navy announced Monday.

The Navy said in a news release that it’s not releasing the sailor’s name until the charges have been referred to a court-martial. The sailor who died was Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax.