Japanese prosecutors charge U.S. Marine with murder of woman in Okinawa hotel
Prosecutors in Japan have filed murder and robbery charges against 20-year-old U.S. Marine Devin Jacob Ballard over the strangling of Anna Yagi, 39, at an Okinawa hotel.
Prosecutors in Japan have formally charged a U.S. Marine with murder over the killing of a woman at a hotel in Okinawa, according to CBS News and The Guardian.
The suspect is Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20. The Guardian says he is assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. He is accused of strangling Anna Yagi, 39. CBS News says police arrested him on suspicion of the strangling.
The Guardian, citing the public broadcaster NHK, reports he is also charged with robbery. He is accused of taking a backpack containing a wallet from Yagi. The Guardian says Ballard denies the charges.
The Guardian's account relies on Japanese media reports.
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- CBS NewsJapan indicts U.S. Marine on murder charge over woman's killingMon, Oct 26, 6:25 AM EDT
- The GuardianJapanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing womanMon, Oct 26, 8:52 AM EDT
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