NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A sailor has been released from pre-trial confinement following the death of another sailor aboard the PCU John F. Kennedy on June 6.
According to Navy officials, emergency personnel responded to that shooting incident around 5:16 a.m., that resulted in the death of a sailor. Officials later identified that sailor as Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell of Colorado.
Another sailor was placed in pre-trial confinement in relation to this incident but has since been released in accordance with the procedures set forth in Rule for Courts-Martial 305.
Navy officials say they are committed to ensuring the military justice system is fair and impartial, and any accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty…