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MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — A Mobile man has been found guilty of manslaughter for a deadly stabbing on a shrimp boat in 2023.
UPDATE: Mobile County woods fire contained, officials say According to the Mobile County District Attorney's Office, Dung Van Nguyễn stabbed Chien Vo on a shrimp boat in Bayou La Batre in April 2023, leading to Vo's death.
A mugshot of Dung Van Nguyen (Photo courtesy of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office)
Officials said Nguyễn and Vo worked on the boat together and they believed there was an argument over money, leading to Nguyễn grabbing a knife and stabbing Vo.
Law enforcement reviewed surveillance footage that showed Nguyễn using the boat's winch to pull Vo's body from inside the cabin before tying the body to a steel plate and pushing it through a hatch into the canal.
Originally, Nguyễn was indicted on murder, but the jury found him guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
“After fatally stabbing Chien Vo, this defendant tied his body to a steel plate and pushed him into a canal. He then continued working for weeks as though nothing had happened,” said Distric...