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| Title: | US NY: Drug Use Alleged In Sailor's Sabotage Of Sub |
| Published On: | 2001-03-03 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-02 00:43:03 |
DRUG USE ALLEGED IN SAILOR'S SABOTAGE OF SUB
SCOTIA, N.Y.--A Navy missile technician accused of sabotaging cables
on a Trident nuclear submarine was using LSD, cocaine and
methamphetamine at the time, prosecutors said.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto G. Cimmino, 23, of Scotia, was
arrested Nov. 26 as the Alaska sat at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
near Seattle.
Cimmino faces 23 counts for allegedly cutting 106 cables. Prosecutors
say he confessed to damaging 20 cables so he wouldn't have to go to
sea.
SCOTIA, N.Y.--A Navy missile technician accused of sabotaging cables
on a Trident nuclear submarine was using LSD, cocaine and
methamphetamine at the time, prosecutors said.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ernesto G. Cimmino, 23, of Scotia, was
arrested Nov. 26 as the Alaska sat at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
near Seattle.
Cimmino faces 23 counts for allegedly cutting 106 cables. Prosecutors
say he confessed to damaging 20 cables so he wouldn't have to go to
sea.
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