The four were arrested after agents probed Shanghai Breeze Technology Co. Chairman Ge Songtao’s attempts to export American-made inflatable commando rafts and military-grade engines that Ge hoped to reverse-engineer for production in China. Ge took a plea deal and was sentenced last month to 42 months in prison.
Yang’s case had been delayed previously by the pandemic, including a continuance his own attorney was granted before being vaccinated because of the health risks involved in entering a county jail where infection can spread easily to discuss trial plans with his client.
Defense lawyer Charles Truncale didn’t dispute Schlesinger’s ruling but said Yang shouldn’t have to wait behind bars indefinitely if the pandemic drags out further.
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Last Blade Standing: Jacksonville veteran uses knife-making to help local warriors
Cutting-edge competition brings together country’s best bladesmiths for charity
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Last Blade Standing: Jacksonville veteran uses knife-making to help local warriors
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Navy veteran is turning his unique hobby into potentially a big moneymaker for K9s for Warriors.
Matthew Martin has organized a cutting-edge competition called “Last Blade Standing,” where some of the best knife makers in the country will be in the River City showing off their skills.
Martin gained an interest in knife-making after watching the History Channel show “Forged in Fire,” where craftsmen design and test one-of-a-kind blades.
Things will get busy in and around Jacksonville s U.S. Navy bases over the next two weeks.
But the busier bases and possible traffic issues inside and outside of them are just part of their participation in the Navy s annual nationwide Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield exercises.
Anti-terrorism drills will be conducted on and off Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport between Monday and Feb. 14, the Navy said. The annual anti-terrorism/force protection exercises are designed to train Navy security forces and first responders to react to potential threats to their bases.
The U.S. Navy advised the drills are not in response to any specific threat.