U.S. Marine Indicted for Murder and Robbery in Okinawa
Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard was indicted by Japanese prosecutors on 26 October 2026 for the murder and robbery of a 39-year-old Japanese woman in Okinawa, NBC News reported. The 20-year-old Marine, assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force at Futenma Air Station, had been the focus of protests after the indictment was first announced on 3 October 2026, and Japanese officials lodged a diplomatic protest, ABC News said.