US Marine indicted for murder of woman in Okinawa

Reported by 4 outlets · first reported Oct 26, 7:13 AM ET · from an earlier edition that day

Japanese prosecutors indicted Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20. He is accused of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel. He denies the charges.

Why it matters

The case strains local feeling about the US military presence.

Many US bases are on Okinawa.

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