NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN, Va. — A sailor based at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is charged in connection to the death of another sailor about seven months ago, the Navy said in a release.
The sailor was charged with the following last Wednesday, the Navy says: negligent homicide, making a false official statement, and two counts of dereliction of duty.
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The charges are in connection to the death of Master-at-Arms Third Class Lyndon Joel Cosgriff-Flax, who the Navy says died during a boating incident on the York River on April 28.
The Navy is accusing the sailor, who is a Master-at-Arms Second Class, of operating a harbor safety boat in a "negligent manner" which led to the death of Cosgriff-Flax, according to a charge sheet.
The charge sheet also says the sailor allegedly lied to Navy officials while making an official statement about the incident.
