A Navy man who stabbed his lover’s estranged husband to death last year was not guilty of murder or manslaughter, an El Cajon jury decided on Monday. Jurors acquitted Dylan Poston, 27, of both felony charges and allegations that he…
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Decorated Navy SEAL under investigation for making porn as side job
Navy Chief Special Warfare Officer Joseph John Schmidt III has been living dual lives. As a member of the Navy SEALs, the 42-year-old boasts a chest of ribbons and medals during his 23 years in the military, including a valor…
Active-duty Marine Staff Sergeant makes Cal State college basketball team
Over the first couple of weeks in the new basketball season, the Cal State San Marcos men’s team circled up on the gym floor for warmups and almost immediately noses began to twitch. There is nothing quite like the nostril-burning…
Sailor who killed four in DUI accident pleads not guilty from hospital
A Navy man in bandages and neck brace sat in a hospital wheelchair Wednesday as he pleaded not guilty to charges that he was driving under the influence when his pickup flew off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and killed four…
Video shows Sailor never let go of cellphone after driving off bridge, killing four in DUI crash
The Navy man who drove his pickup off the Coronado Bridge and plummeted into a crowd of people at Chicano Park on Saturday, killing four, was an aviation electrician, a Navy spokesman said Monday. Richard Sepolio, 24, was headed north…
Navy SEAL arrested for deadly head stabbing tried ‘to do the right thing’
A Coronado Navy SEAL has been charged with murder after a June 11 assault that started at the Santa Monica pier. Theo Andrew Krah, 28, was arrested Monday in downtown Coronado after a man died from stabbing and head injuries on June 12, Santa Monica Police said. Krah pleaded…