Prosecutors accuse Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Campos of killing Seaman August Provost during an arson attack against the compound of Assault Craft Unit 5 on June 30, said Capt. Matt Brown, a spokesman for Navy Region Southwest.

Brown again stressed that there’s no evidence of a hate crime or gang-related activity.

“It is essential to remember the Navy lost a well-respected sailor standing guard at his assigned post,” he said during a news conference at the San Diego Naval Base.

Campos, 32, of Lancaster, faces 16 charges, including murder, arson, unlawful entry, theft of military property and wrongful possession of a firearm. He also is charged with soliciting a civilian in San Diego to murder another sailor the day after Provost’s killing. [San Diego UT

The Navy hasn’t announced a date for Campos’ pretrial hearing.

One of the stranger pieces of information in this is that Campos wanted to hire a civilian to kill another sailor?

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