A San Diego sailor accused of selling military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer is due in court Tuesday for a hearing to determine whether he will remain in custody.
Wei, who was assigned as a machinist's mate on the USS Essex, was arrested last week at Naval Base San Diego as he was arriving for work.
Sheppard argued the information Wei allegedly provided the Chinese officer made him a danger to the community at large and"certainly a danger to the thousands of sailors who are on those ships and transported by those ships." Prosecutors allege Wei also provided the Chinese officer with photographs of military hardware and details about an upcoming maritime warfare exercise involving U.S. Marines.
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