Coast Guard petty officer cleared in boating accident
A Coast Guard petty officer implicated in the 2009 boat collision on San Diego Bay that killed an 8-year-old boy has been cleared of wrongdoing, the Coast Guard announced Wednesday. Three others face criminal charges in courts-martial. Ref. Source 4
Coast Guard crew member pleads guilty, gets reprimand for boy's death
The first Coast Guard petty officer to be sentenced for a boy's death in the 2009 boating accident received a reprimand Wednesday as punishment for being derelict in her duty. Ref. Source 8
Defense lawyers raise new questions about Coast Guard crash
Defense lawyers for Coast Guard pilot Paul Ramos, who is charged in the death of 8-year-old Anthony DeWeese, are challenging many of the assumptions in the case. Ref. Source 9
Video shows Coast Guard collision that killed boy
After months of speculation about the Coast Guard patrol boat that killed 8-year-old Anthony DeWeese - how fast it was going, what lights it had on, the conditions on San Diego Bay that dark evening - people attending the court-martial of boat pilot Paul Ramos on Tuesday finally saw the vessel in action. Ref. Source 5
Jury deliberating Coast Guard court-martial
Arguments concluded Monday in the court-martial of Paul Ramos, the Coast Guard pilot charged with negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the crash that killed 8-year-old Anthony DeWeese. Ref. Source 5
Coast Guard boat pilot guilty on one minor count
A Coast Guard jury Tuesday threw out charges of negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter and found Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Ramos guilty only of dereliction of duty for a crash that resulted in the death of Anthony DeWeese on San Diego Bay. The DeWeese family called the verdict a surprise and a travesty. Ref. Source 6
Coast Guard chief: "We can do better"
In an exclusive interview with the U-T, Commandant Adm. Robert Papp said demanding better leadership from officers is his response to a 2009 San Diego fatal boat crash and the subsequent NSTB report blasting Coast Guard for poor oversight of patrol boat crews. Ref. Source 5