Posted on 03/28/2014 6:36:00 AM PDT by wtd
Civilian who killed Sailor at Naval Station Norfolk identified
"Norfolk, Va. – The civilian gunman accused of killing a sailor aboard the destroyer Mahan on Monday night before being fatally shot is Jeffrey Tyrone Savage, the Navy announced on Thursday.
The Navy says Savage, 35, drove his 2002 Freightliner through Gate 5 just after 11 p.m. He then went to Pier 1 and left the truck and tried to get onto the USS Mahan.
He was stopped by security there and that’s when a struggle started. They say Savage disarmed a petty officer of the watch and Savage then used the weapon to kill Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Mark Mayo, 24. Savage was then shot and killed by other security forces on the scene.
Officials say Savage had a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential. This ID alone does not authorize base access. They say it must be used along with other documents to gain entry.
They say Savage did not have any reason to be on Naval Station Norfolk.
NewsChannel 3 spoke to Savage’s mother who is apologizing to the sailor’s mother about what happened. She tells NewsChannel 3 that Savage was a good father and son, but something was going on with him. She would not go into detail about exactly what that something was.
Related:
- He killed before, but still got access to Naval Station Norfolk
- Sailor killed on USS Mahan gave his life to protect shipmates
- Officials: Accused Navy shooter was not supposed to be allowed access to base
- TWIC card allows civilians with criminal histories access to base
In 2005, Savage was convicted of manslaughter in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Before that, he served time in Maryland for dealing crack.
The Navy says he worked for Majette’s Trucking.
Labarbara Majette says he didn’t technically work for her; instead he drove a truck she leased out to Rail Port Trucking on South Military Highway in Chesapeake.
“I don’t know anything. They let us know that he had the credentials, he had the experience. And you know he was a driver,” says Majette.
NewsChannel 3 went to Rail Port where he drove trucks to see what his former co-workers had to say about the 35-year-old from Portsmouth.
No one there wanted to talk including a man who appeared to be managing the business.
It’s unclear how long Savage had worked at Rail Port.
Labarbara Majette, who owned the truck he drove didn’t know anything about Savage’s work status with the company.
His former employer did not want to talk to NewsChannel 3 about if they knew of Savage’s violent past.
It’s one that included two different stints in jail, including being locked up for manslaughter as recently as five years ago.
"...Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which ruled that the use of background checks in hiring is racially discriminatory. In 2012, the EEOC issued "guidance" to the nation's businesses, citing statistics showing blacks and Hispanics are convicted of crimes at significantly higher rates than whites. Therefore, the EEOC ruled, excluding job applicants based on their criminal records would have "a disparate impact based on race and national origin."
The TSA is responsible for issuing TWIC credentials and has a history of hiring felons for their ranks.
Quoting Debbie Schlussel's discussion on this subject, from 2010:
If the TSA will hire a convicted felon robber, who won’t they hire? And why is the TSA screening us, when the agency refuses to screen . . . its own employees? Absurd is an understatement. Is the TSA really this desperate for employees? Are there really so few qualified unemployed Americans applying for a TSA position?
Despite his priors, and potential exposure to prison dawa, this Savage's most recent act of trespass and murder have been immediately deemed unrelated to terror.
Of note in the above report is the consistent 'know nothing' characterizations/silence about this Savage's character by his neighbors and employers.
Few circumstances yield such consisent silence about a criminals character.
That guy should never have passed a background check to receive a pass onto that base.
Then, when he came on base that night and did not have all of the necessary paperwork, despite his pass, he should never have been allowed on base.
Heads need to roll.
I talked to some folks on NNS (Norfolk Naval Station). Apparently the young Petty Officer 2nd Class, Mark Mayo, was the Head of the Base Watch. He saw the truck come on base and was suspicious because of an incident with a similar truck (different driver) some days earlier.
He followed it and when he saw it stop near the USS Mahan and the driver get out and start up the gang way...he began running to the ship. The Sailor at the top of the gangway on watch was a female sailor whom this person approached and then began struggling with. He (this large, powerfully built ex-convict who had spent time in prison for attempted murder and crack cocaine) overpowered her and took her gun.
That’s when Mayo arrived and pushed the female sailor to the deck and himself took the bullets the intruder fired. That gave the other sailors on watch on the USS Mahan the time to fire their weapons and cut the intruder down.
Jeffrey Tyrone Savage
A min-or-it-tie contractor, no doubt.
She didn't know nufin' bout a guy who drove her truck having a crack conviction, or killing someone.
Di-ver-sit-tie is are strengf!
Also, the Petty Officer who was disarmed was female. This fact was avoided in the article. Did the physical mismatch have anything to do with the subsequent shooting?
One would think that a warship would be more ably guarded/defended, no matter where it is moored. Just saying.
". . .the Navy is launching a second investigation - on top of one being conducted by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service - that will examine how the shooter made it through the gate as well as another checkpoint before the pier."
Additionally,
"Mario Palomino, NCIS's agent in charge, said investigators haven't determined a motive. They don't think the assailant, who Palomino said did not work for the Defense Department, knew anyone on the Mahan.And they don't think the attack was planned.
"We have been able to rule out any additional threat to the Navy," Palomino said. "We have ruled out any link to terrorism."
"RULED OUT ANY LINK TO TERRORISM", "attack wasn't planned" -
Pray tell, based on what evidence?!
Appreciate the details, Jeff. I’m still in disbelief. What a fine young man we’ve lost.
Not to overstate the obvious but Background checks, including security clearances have a huge, gaping hole in their flank, especially in recent years.
He did not have a pass to be on the base.
He had an ID, but that would not have allowed him on the base.
Jeez, they shot him almost immediately.
I would say that someone getting through one guard before getting shot is pretty decent security. Especially when on a US Base.
One would expect the security BEFORE the ship to grab most of the bad guys.
Sickening. and I’ve only opened one of the articles... apparently, the ‘new’ screening system doesn’t even have access to the NCIC database???????? How the frick does THAT happen??/rhetorical question..
Answer to my own rhetorical question... my God, DOJ has got to go (in its’ current incarnation, anyway)
From the third link to the articles posted...
“The Navy has been upgrading their base access by also starting to implement the RAPIDGate program.
It performs background checks on those that don’t have DOD or Federal credentials.
RAPIDGate’s system, though, also has limitations.
“Today, we only use public accessible data,” said Jim Robell, the president and COO of EID Passport, the company who runs RAPIDGate.
Robell says it’s because they do not have access to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, or the Terrorist Screening Database.
It was the subject of a scathing Inspector General report last year, which found that 52 felons got through RAPIDGate’s background checks.
“We have been working on this for a very long time, but it takes the cooperation of a number of government organizations to make this happen,” said Robell, who says the Department of Justice has yet to give them access to the law enforcement databases. “
Actually, if he was in the MD prison system, odds are very good that the NOI cranks got to him so you may very well be correct.
via WHDH.com: "...[Savage]got into an altercation with a female petty officer and disarmed her, Navy officials said. Palomino said Mayo stepped over the disarmed officer and fired his weapon at the assailant. He was serving on watch for the installation that night and came to help once he saw the civilian board the ship."[SNIP]
On Wednesday, the Navy appointed Rear Adm. Jeffrey Harley to lead an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Harley's role will be different from that of criminal investigators, and will include a review of base procedures, according to the Navy.
Apparently she was not only disarmed but on the ground when Mark Mayo 'stepped over her' & took the bullet to save her.
Actually, if he was in the MD prison system, odds are very good that the NOI cranks got to him so you may very well be correct.
According to the article, he went up the gangway and was apparently on the deck of he ship (an Arleigh Burke class destoryer). Moreover, he disarmed the sentry. I wouldn’t say that is “pretty decent security”.
True, he was shot fairly quickly but what if there had been more than one person involved in the assault and they managed to get on base without incident?
If you’ve ever guarded a sensitive facility (and I have) you would find this situation alarming.
"RAPIDGate program...performs background checks on those that don’t have DOD or Federal credentials. -SueRae
Evidence the Gorelick (Clinton) virus (Gorelick wall enabled 9/11) persists via mutation.
Do watch people in the USN have retention Holsters or do they wear the old flap ones?
Maybe, Savage will have voting privileges restored now he is dead.
Submitted by Brett13 on Wed, 03/26/2014 at 5:31 am.I am a retired Navy CPO and work on NOB.
My questions is... Why was this "contractor" given access to the base after taps and did anyone validate his bill of lading?
Installations onboard do not normally take deliveries after working hours unless arranged in advance.
I stood many a gate guard during my 20 yrs of service and this person's need to be onboard after normal working hours would have raised a red flag for sure.
Ship's don't take deliveries after taps and if they do they are well aware of who and what is being delivered.
Regardless of time of day an 18 wheeler should never be permitted onboard without a valid lading and POC at end point."
Are you suggesting that if "they shot him almost immediately" this is proof of decent security, Vermont Lt?
Savage managed to drive his company's rig to the dock by virtue of that TWIC. Another scenario with multiple intruders driving an unchecked rig to the destroyer at the dock by virtue of a TWIC could prove far more catestrophic, don't you think?
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