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Man sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after breaking into Kings Bay submarine base in Georgia
Mark Peter Colville was among seven people who broke into Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in St. Marys Georgia and vandalized parts of it. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 8:43 PM EDT April 9, 2021 Updated: 8:43 PM EDT April 9, 2021
ST. MARYS, Ga. The final defendant of seven has been sentenced after authorities said he played a role in breaking into Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay and vandalizing government property back in April 2018
Mark Peter Colville, 59, of New Haven, Conn., was sentenced by a U.S. District Court to 21 months in federal prison. Colville was also ordered to pay $33,503.51 in restitution, according to David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Anti-War Activist Gets Prison for Break-In at Navy Sub Base
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) (Blue) returns to homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, on Nov. 17, 2020, following a strategic deterrent patrol. The ship is one of six ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic-missiles with multiple warheads. (Ashley Berumen/U.S. Navy)
10 Apr 2021
A longtime anti-war activist from New Haven was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Friday for his part in vandalizing property at the Kings Bay submarine base three years ago in Georgia.
Mark Colville was the last of seven defendants who admitted to illegally entering the naval installation by cutting the padlock and damaging property, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Southern District of Georgia.
By MARY E. O LEARY | The New Haven Register | Published: April 10, 2021 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Tribune News Service) A longtime anti-war activist from New Haven was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Friday for his part in vandalizing property at the Kings Bay submarine base three years ago in Georgia. Mark Colville was the last of seven defendants who admitted to illegally entering the naval installation by cutting the padlock and damaging property, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Southern District of Georgia. Mark Colville s sentence brings closure to a prosecution that represents the triumph of the rule of law over misguided principles, Acting U.S. Attorney David H. Estes for the Southern District of Georgia said in a statement.