A scan of the iNet gives only 2nd hand speculation from the Navy Times and conservative oriented outlets. While I agree that this would be a TRAVESTY of justice, I am speculating that this may be a charge against standing orders. If this post had standing orders to have no personal weapons on site, then Lt. Cmdr Timothy White would have been in violation of those orders.
So, with his public admission of the use, higher command has no choice but to bring charges. The logical thing would be for the area commander to make a fast decision that reaffirms the standing order (subject to later change), and tap this officer with the lightest of punishments and mark his record that he still met the expectations of the Navy.
last year at my son’s college an outsider went into one of the campus buildings and started shooting. Killed one and wounded some others.
The “hall monitor” sprayed the gunman with pepper spray while he reloaded and then tackled him and held him to the ground. He was hailed as a hero for good reason.
I never heard a thing against him having pepper spray, which is against the school rules. I was sort of surprised being in a Liberal city. Although the college is pretty conservative.