Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department boats combat a fire on board USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. Lt. John J. Mike/US Navy
* Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays was found not guilty of setting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard in July 2020
* Prosecutors failed to present enough evidence which tied Mays to the arson
* The ship burned for more than four days and caused an estimated $1.2 billion in damages
* Mays' defense introduced information that the Navy had another suspect they gave up on after the sailor was kicked out of the service
A 21-year-old Navy recruit was found not guilty of arson in the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in July 2020.
Captain Derek Butler ruled that the prosecution against Seaman Recruit Ryan Mays did not present enough hard evidence connecting Mays to the arson.
Butler added that the evidence presented was primarily circumstantial, according to a CBS8 report.
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US Navy Recruit Found Not Guilty Of 2020 Arson That Destroyed The USS Bonhomme Richard
UPDATED: Former Bonhomme Richard Sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays Acquitted of Arson -- USNI News
Sailor found not guilty of arson fire that destroyed $1.2 billion Navy ship, judge rules -- AP
U.S. sailor found not guilty of fire that destroyed ship -- Reuters
Naval sailor acquitted of arson in fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego -- FOX News
Sailor charged with starting fire that destroyed Navy ship found not guilty -- CNN
US navy sailor acquitted of setting fire that destroyed $1.2bn warship -- The Guardian
Navy sailor found not guilty of setting fire that destroyed ship -- UPI