Okinawa police arrest U.S. Marine in Naha hotel murder case

Okinawa police arrested 20-year-old U.S. Marine Devin (also reported as Davin) Ballard on suspicion of robbing and murdering 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a Naha hotel.[1][3][4] Earlier reports said police were seeking a foreign-looking man after security footage showed Yagi entering the room with a man

What is established so far

• The Naha victim was identified as 39-year-old Anna Yagi.[1][3]
• The suspect is a 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.[1][3]
• Police allege robbery and murder; reports say the suspect denies the allegations.[1][3]
• A separate Okinawa case concerns the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old woman allegedly by her ex-boyfriend after a tracking tag was found on her car.[2]