Okinawa prosecutors indict U.S. Marine in murder case
By The BriefBrief
Okinawa prosecutors indicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on robbery and murder charges on Sunday over the death of a 39-year-old woman in Naha. The indictment alleges he strangled her with a telephone cord in a hotel room between 2:10 a.m. and 4:15 a.m. on Oct. 3 and took her backpack and belongings.
WHO:Public prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture
WHAT:indicted U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard on robbery and murder charges
WHEN:Reported Oct 25, 2026 at 7:33 AM ET
WHERE:Naha, Japan
WHY:Prosecutors brought the charges over the alleged robbery and murder of a woman.
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