Two Men Arrested For Death of Coast Guard Sailor

Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, of the US Coast Guard, was killed Sunday when his boat was rammed.

The Coast Guard was investigating a suspicious boat, off the coast of California.

As part of the investigation, Horne and other crew members left the USCG cutter Halibut.

They approached the suspect boat in an inflatable boat.

When they neared the suspect boat gunned their engine, striking the Coast Guard inflatable, and then sped off.

In the impact, Horne and another sailor were thrown over board.

Horne suffered a head wound and was pronounced dead, after being rushed to land.

The other sailor was treated for minor wounds and released, without being identified.

Late Sunday, Jose Mejia-Leyva and Manuel Beltra-Higuera, both of whom are Mexican nationals, were arrested on charges of smuggling and the murder of Horne.

They were formally charged on Monday, in a federal court.