Gay sailor found murdered on San Diego base
Camp Pendleton sailor found dead on base
But y'know, Don't Ask, Don't Tell doesn't really hurt anyone. Right?
Right?
CAMP PENDLETON — A person was being held in connection with the suspected homicide of a 29-year-old sailor who was found in a Camp Pendleton guard shack, Navy officials said yesterday.
The body of Seaman August Provost of Houston was discovered about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday on the western edge of the base, said Doug Sayers, a spokesman for Navy Region Southwest.
An autopsy was completed yesterday, but authorities were waiting for results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.
A “person of interest” was being held in the brig at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station. No charges have been filed.
The death has local gay activists calling for an investigation into whether Provost was slain because of his sexual orientation. “We're definitely monitoring this, and trust and hope the military will investigate this in the professional way it should,” said Nicole Murray-Ramirez, chairman of San Diego's Human Rights Commission.
(via Dorian)
