Capt. Derek Butler’s findings – not guilty of arson and of hazarding a vessel – puts an end to a two-year ordeal for Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays. As a 19-year-old deck seaman ...

Seaman Recruit Ryan Sawyer Mays, who was 19 at the time of the fire, is on trial at a military court-martial at Naval Base San Diego. Mays is charged with aggravated arson and the willful ...

The ruling came after a nine-day trial at Naval Base San Diego. Ryan Sawyer Mays, who had been charged with arson and the willful hazarding of a ship, let out a deep breath, put both hands on the ...

U.S. Navy Capt. Derek Butler found deck seaman Ryan Sawyer Mays, 21, not guilty of aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel. “I am so grateful that this is finally over," Mays ...

Ryan Sawyer Mays, 21, deeply exhaled when the verdict was read, put both hands on the defense table, broke into sobs and hugged supporters in the audience at Naval Base San Diego. Outside the ...

But none of that would not have happened, according to prosecution closing arguments Thursday, without Ryan Sawyer Mays. Prosecutors say the young sailor was angry and vengeful about failing to ...

FILE - Navy Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays arrives for a hearing at Naval Base San Diego Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in San Diego. He has been charged with aggravated arson and hazarding a vessel ...

From San Diego, reporter Steve Walsh explains. STEVE WALSH, BYLINE: Flanked by his legal team, Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays recently stood outside a Navy courtroom in San Diego. The judge ...

Ryan Sawyer Mays, 21, deeply exhaled when the verdict was read, put both hands on the defense table, broke into sobs and hugged supporters in the audience at Naval Base San Diego. Outside the ...