Sailor charged in shooting death of gay sailor

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Sailor charged in shooting death of gay sailor

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jul 23, 2009 19:15:29 EDT

SAN DIEGO — The Navy says a sailor has been charged in military court with murder and other offenses in the shooting death of a seaman at Camp Pendleton.

Petty Officer Jonathan Campos of Lancaster was charged Thursday in connection to last month’s fatal shooting of Seaman August Provost of Houston.

The 29-year-old’s family believes his shooting may have been a hate crime.

The family said Provost, who was gay, complained of being harassed about his sexuality in the days before his death.

Navy officials have rejected those claims and say there is no record of Provost filing a harassment report.

They say Campos, a 32-year-old gas system technician, is being held at the brig and is cooperating with investigators.

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Capt. Ed Harringon, center, Commander of the Assault Craft Unit 5, pauses at the casket of Seaman August Provost III along with members of his unit July 10 in Houston. The sailor was found shot multiple times on June 30 as he stood guard at Camp Pendlton, Calif.

David J. Phillip / The Associated Press Capt. Ed Harringon, center, Commander of the Assault Craft Unit 5, pauses at the casket of Seaman August Provost III along with members of his unit July 10 in Houston. The sailor was found shot multiple times on June 30 as he stood guard at Camp Pendlton, Calif.

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