US Marine arrested for suspected murder-robbery in Okinawa
NAHA (Kyodo) -- A 20-year-old U.S. Marine was arrested Sunday in Okinawa Prefecture on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman, police said.D
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine, Davin Ballard, was arrested in Okinawa Prefecture on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman named Anna Yagi, according to Okinawa prefectural police. The alleged crime occurred at a hotel in Naha early Saturday morning, where Yagi, aged 39, was found dead along with her wallet and backpack, police stated.
Ballard, stationed at the Futenma Air Base, denied the charges. Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi lodged a protest with U.S. Ambassador George Glass over the Marine's involvement, prompting Glass to express condolences and pledge full cooperation to the Japanese government in their investigation.
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