Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for 34 people killed in a fire aboard a scuba dive boat called the Conception in 2019
Defendant Jerry Boylan, right, captain of a scuba dive boat called the Conception, arrives in Federal court in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for 34 people killed in a fire aboard the boat in 2019. The trial against Boylan began Tuesday, with jury selection. Boylan has pleaded not guilty to one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer.
Defense lawyers sought to dismiss those charges, arguing the deaths were the result of a single incident and not separate crimes. Prosecutors got a superseding indictment charging Boylan with only one count.prosecutors to go before a grand jury again. He has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing. His federal public defenders did not return The Associated Press' repeated requests for comment, and a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office declined to comment.
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