{"id":122253,"date":"2022-01-28T06:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T11:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=122253"},"modified":"2022-01-28T07:09:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T12:09:11","slug":"former-navy-ship-commander-heads-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=122253","title":{"rendered":"Former Navy Ship Commander Heads to Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several news outlets are reporting that former Navy Commanding Officer Lance Esswein has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison after being convicted of intent to distribute meth and drug trafficking-related crimes.<\/p>\n

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Former Navy commander headed to federal prison<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2013 A 58-year-old Portland man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute meth and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.<\/p>\n

Lance Esswein previously served as the commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Minesweeper U.S.S. Ardent. He was also the risk assessment manager for Nueces County and worked as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n

He pleaded guilty Jan. 30, 2020.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then…<\/p>\n

Esswein had sold more than 100 grams of meth, after which authorities executed a search warrant at his Portland residence. There, they discovered additional meth and numerous firearms staged around the residence. He also had loaded assault rifles positioned just inside the front door.<\/p>\n

The investigation revealed significant additional quantities of meth, other narcotics and firearms at storage units and vehicles Esswein controlled. They found a total of 36 weapons, including stolen firearms and firearms with missing serial numbers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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USS Ardent (MCM-12)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the following article, they talk about his “less than honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy,” so maybe character flaws started cracking along the seam back then.<\/p>\n

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Former Nueces County risk assessment manager headed to federal prison<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The 58-year-old previously served as the commanding officer of the U.S. Navy minesweeper U.S.S. Ardent, and worked as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n

According to the release, the court heard details of Esswein’s “less than honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy,” and his termination from Nueces County.<\/p>\n

“The court also heard Esswein had offered to arrange the murder of two local police officers to prevent their testimony in an unrelated drug case,” the release states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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DoD Manpower Data Center – Lance Esswein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that they are probably going to remove his name and honorary plaque on the ship’s galley.<\/p>\n

Such a shame.<\/p>\n

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