What the NCIS File Says
This was a limited-assistance case for Bay County Sheriff's Office in Florida, which retained sole investigative jurisdiction over a child sexual battery and lewd-and-lascivious molestation investigation.
BCSO asked NCIS to help obtain the location and schedule of a Department of the Navy civilian mariner employed by Military Sealift Command so an arrest warrant could be executed.
NCISRA Norfolk verified that the mariner was attached to USNS Carl Brashear but had been absent without leave since June 30, 2022. The BCSO investigator later told NCIS that the U.S. Marshals Service and Department of Homeland Security had assisted and the mariner had been arrested when he entered the United States and extradited to Florida.
BCSO advised that no additional NCIS assistance was needed, and NCIS closed the limited-assistance investigation.
Case Timeline
The NCIS narrative says BCSO reported the mariner was arrested when he entered the United States; this date conflicts with other timing in the excerpt.
NCIS verified the mariner had been absent without leave from USNS Carl Brashear since this date.
NCISRA Norfolk confirmed the mariner's USNS Carl Brashear attachment.
The local investigator advised that USMS and DHS had helped with the arrest and that no more NCIS help was needed.
NCIS closed its limited-assistance investigation.
Why This Record Matters
- NCIS did not investigate the underlying Florida child-sex-offense allegation.
- MSC employment and ship assignment mattered because local investigators needed location and schedule information.
- The source contains a date tension around arrest and AWOL status that should be preserved as a caveat.
