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Okinawa Resentment Resurfaces After Marine Arrest in Killing
Anna Yagi was found dead at a hotel in Naha early Saturday.
She was 39 years old.
Police said she died because she could not breathe.
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine, Devin Jacob Ballard, was arrested in connection with her alleged killing and a robbery.
He is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
Ballard denies the allegations.
The arrest has brought Okinawa’s longstanding anger about the U.S. military presence back into view.
Anna Yagi, 39, was found dead at a hotel in Naha early Saturday.
Police said Yagi died from asphyxiation.
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, was arrested in connection with the alleged killing and robbery.
Ballard is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and has denied the allegations.
The arrest has brought renewed attention to Okinawa’s long-running resentment over the U.S. military presence.
- Who
- Anna Yagi and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard.
- What
- Yagi was found dead, and Ballard was arrested in connection with her alleged killing and robbery; he denies the allegations.
- Where
- A hotel in Naha, Okinawa; Ballard is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
- When
- Yagi was found early Saturday; no date is specified.
- Why
- The arrest has brought Okinawa’s long-running resentment over the American military presence to the surface.
Key facts
- Victim
- Anna Yagi, 39
- Discovery
- Found at a hotel in Naha early Saturday
- Cause of death
- Police said she died from asphyxiation
- Arrested
- U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20
- Allegations
- Involvement in the alleged killing and robbery
- Response
- Ballard has denied the allegations
- Station
- Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Sources
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