Sailor charged with murder in Camp Pendleton shooting

Sailor charged with murder in Camp Pendleton shooting
The Navy says that although the victim, another sailor, was gay, there was no indication that the slaying was a hate crime.
By Tony Perry
July 24, 2009
Reporting from San Diego -- A 32-year-old sailor has been charged with murder in the shooting of a fellow seaman who was standing guard at Camp Pendleton.

But the Navy said there was no indication that the killing was a hate crime. The victim, Seaman August Provost of Houston, was gay.


Officials said Provost, 29, was standing guard when Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Campos of Lancaster allegedly tried to enter the base to commit violence. He was facing discipline for a drunk-driving arrest in Imperial Beach.

Campos now faces charges that include arson, burglary of a San Diego home, stealing military property, drug possession and attempting to hire a civilian to kill another sailor.
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Sailor charged with murder in Camp Pendleton shooting