Suspect in gay sailor's death commits suicide

Suspect in gay sailor's death commits suicide
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Sailor charged in death of gay sailor found dead in brig, officials say

Officials believe Jonathan Campos asphyxiated himself

Seaman August Provost was shot, killed during sentry duty in June


(CNN) -- A sailor accused of killing another sailor was found dead in his cell in a southern California military jail, officials said Friday.


Petty Officer Jonathan Campos was found dead in the brig at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, a military statement said.

The cause of death was self-inflicted asphyxiation, according to the statement.
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Suspect in gay sailor death commits suicide

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