Sailor Dies in United Arab Emirates Port Visit

Sailor Dies in U.A.E.

A sailor assigned to the USS Carl Vinson, home-ported in San Diego, died during a port visit in the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Defense announced Sunday.

Petty Officer First Class Paris S. Pough, a 40-year-old hull technician from Columbus Ga., died on Friday in Dubai, according to a statement.

Details of Pough's death were not immediately available.

Fugitive Arrested

A fugitive wanted since October, 2010 for the murder of his estranged wife on the campus of San Diego City College was arrested Sunday in Tijuana, a police lieutenant said Sunday.

Tijuana Metropolitan Police arrested Armando Perez about 3:30 a.m. on Avenida Revolucion in downtown Tijuana. No additional details were released regarding the arrest, said San Diego police Lt. Kevin Rooney.

Diana Gonzalez, 19, was attending a class at San Diego City College on Oct. 12, 2010 when Perez allegedly accosted her and then killed her inside a men's restroom. Perez fled to Mexico after the murder and was believed to have lived in there since the attack, Rooney said.

San Diego police homicide detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Perez with murder.  Additionally, the Mexican government issued a provisional arrest warrant permitting Perez' detention in Mexico for the purpose of extraditing him back to the United States, he said.

Rooney said Perez will be transported to Mexico City, where he will afforded an extradition hearing prior to his return to the United States.

Skydiver Killed

A skydiver killed Saturday in an accident during a competition at Perris Valley Skydiving was identified as a 35-year-old San Diegan.

Sean Carey, identified as a skydiving instructor, was declared dead shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday at Riverside County Regional Medical Center, authorities said.

The accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. near Perris Valley Airport at 2091 Goetz Road.

According to Fox News, Carey, who had about 8,000 jumps under his belt and helped trained Navy SEALs, landed hard in a pond while "swooping" the ground at a high speed.

In a video on YouTube titled "Another SCarey Moment," Carey can be seen skydiving in formation with two other men, who fumble with a pilot-chute, before Carey deploys an alternate and his parachute opens. The video is tagged with the expression "Remember, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."

Five people died in skydiving accidents originating at the airport last year, and about 15 have died since 2000, according to the Los Angeles Times. The manager of Perris Valley Skydiving told Fox News about 140,000 jumps were logged at the airport annually.

Nationwide, about 30 people die in skydiving accidents each year.

-City News Service