Japan protests to U.S. over Marine’s alleged robbery-murder in Okinawa-Xinhua
TOKYO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- A 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa was arrested by local police on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman, local media reported. The suspect, named Davin Ballard, is stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa. He is suspected of killing a 39-year-old local woman and taking her wallet and backpack in the early hours of Saturday at a hotel in Naha, Kyodo News reported, citing Okinawa prefectural police. The suspect was seen entering the hotel with the woman, who was found dead on Saturday morning. He was spotted, questioned, and detained by a police officer on a street in Naha's entertainment district late Saturday, the report said. Ballard has denied the allegations, according to ...