2 North Carolina Marines in custody after tent hit and run
Philip Athey
The tent was hit around 11:15 p.m. Friday night in the Croatan National Forest, and the drivers fled the scene. (Kristy Dactyl/Flickr/CC by 2.0)
Two North Carolina Marines are in police custody in Craven County, North Carolina, after allegedly running over a tent with their truck at a local camping site, injuring two others.
Marine Lance Cpls. Jonathan Chicas and Alfredo Morales, both 3531 motor vehicle operators with 2nd Transportation Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were arrested over the weekend, WITN reported.
A Navy corpsman and his spouse were inside the tent when it was hit by the truck and later were taken to the hospital.
Deputies told WITN that Morales owns the truck and Chicas was a passenger. Both have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injuries, the outlet reported
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/05/24/2-north-carolina-marines-in-custody-after-tent-hit-and-run/
