Navy Deserter Killed as Stolen Plane Crashes
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. —
A Navy deserter being sought in the stabbing death of his wife stole a plane Friday and crashed it on the Charleston Naval Base, killing himself, authorities said.
Petty Officer 1st Class George William Cherry, 29, of Goldsboro, N.C., died when the plane crashed into an empty fuel storage tank, police said. His wife was found dead shortly after midnight in her apartment in Goose Creek. No motive was given for the slaying.
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