US Marine indicted over murder and robbery of woman in Okinawa

Japanese prosecutors have indicted 20-year-old US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard, stationed at Futenma air station, over the killing of 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a hotel in Naha on October 3. He is accused of strangling her with a telephone cord and taking her backpack and wallet. The case has triggered protests in Japan; Ballard reportedly denied the allegations.