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U.S. Marine Indicted in Okinawa Robbery-Murder Case
Prosecutors say he strangled a 39-year-old woman and stole her backpack, fueling renewed pressure on U.S. military conduct in Okinawa.
- On Sunday, the Naha District Public Prosecutors Office indicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on robbery and murder charges for allegedly killing a 39-year-old woman in Naha on Oct 3.
- Okinawa Prefectural Police found Ballard walking alone in the city around 11:30 a.m. the following day and arrested him on suspicion of robbery and murder after the strangulation incident.
- Security camera footage showed a man with tattoos matching Ballard's features leaving the hotel with the stolen backpack. The Naha District Public Prosecutors Office has not disclosed whether Ballard admitted to the charges.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called the incident a "heinous crime," prompting the Japanese government to lodge a strong protest with the United States. Okinawa Governor Genta Koja demanded preventive action.
- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced bilateral talks to review the U.S. military's "liberty policy." This follows a 30-day curfew the U.S. military imposed on troops stationed in Okinawa.
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In Japan, the prosecutor's office charged an arrested 20-year-old U.S. Marineman, Devin Jacob Ballard, with murdering and robbing a resident of Okinawa Island.
The Japanese Public Prosecutor ' s Office charged a 20-year-old American marine man, Devin Jacob Ballard, with the murder and robbery of a resident of Okinawa Island. On 3 October, in a hotel in Naha, he strangled a woman with a telephone cord and kidnapped a backpack with her wallet, handed over TASS with reference to the Kiodo Agency. Ballard, who served at the U.S. Marine Base of Futamma, was arrested by the Okinawa police on 4 October o…
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