A former sailor on the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush and his wife pleaded guilty to smuggling heroin aboard the ship and selling it to crew members and other staff in federal court Thursday.
The Virginian-Pilot reported:
Donald G. McManus, 22, and his wife Breanna L. McManus, 23, each face up to 20 years in prison in connection with the distribution, according to a news release announcing the plea agreement. Donald McManus was an active-duty sailor on the Bush in February, already on restricted status with the Navy for prior drug use. He had his wife smuggle heroin and syringes on board inside her bra, according to a criminal affidavit.
The couple from Wallingford, Connecticut, was charged in August and indicted in September. Both individuals will be sentenced separately at the end of January 2016.
In February, medics on the aircraft carrier revived a sailor with no pulse who had overdosed on heroin. The sailor informed investigators later that McManus and his wife had sold the drugs to him.
McManus, who joined the Navy in 2013, left the service in June enlisted in the lowest rank, airman recruit.