# Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-26T13:41:41+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/japanese-prosecuters-charge-marine-killing
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/japanese-prosecutors-charge-us-marine-suspected-of-robbing-and-killing-f80102/

Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa Prosecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, according to Japanese media. Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futen

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