Navy drops homicide charge against USS Fitzgerald commander from Wisconsin
Eric Litke, Appleton Post-Crescent Published 1:37 p.m. CT June 19, 2018 | Updated 4:37 p.m. CT June 19, 2018
The U.S. Navy has dropped a homicide charge against a Wisconsin commander involved in a deadly ship collision last year, although he will still face a general court-martial on multiple charges.
The decision announced Tuesday means Cmdr. Bryce Benson can face significantly harsher discipline than the commander in another deadly Navy collision around the same time.
Adm. James Caldwell — the Navy authority overseeing discipline in the case — decided Benson will face two counts of negligent dereliction of duty resulting in death and one count of negligent hazarding (navigation) of a vessel. The Navy has not said when the general court-martial will occur.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/06/19/navy-drops-homicide-charge-pursues-court-martial-wisconsin-cmdr-bryce-benson-after-uss-fitzgerald-de/714800002/
