US military orders alcohol ban, monthlong curfew amid Okinawa homicide investigation

… Okinawa police have accused Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, right, of killing a Naha woman at a hotel in the city&#039;s Wakasa district, Oct. 3, 2026. (Threads) <br /> </p> </div> </div></div> </div> <p class="storyline-p">Tuesday marked the first time the Marine Corps identified Ballard by name and provided details of his military service.</p> <p class="storyline-p">He enlisted on Aug. 8, 2024, and completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., according to a copy of his service record provided Tuesday by III MEF spokesman 1st Lt. Tyler Thomas. </p> <p class="storyline-p">Ballard then attended the School of Infantry-East at Camp Geiger, N.C., and the Marine Corps Engineer School at Camp Lejeune before being assigned to Okinawa. </p> <p class="storyline-p">He was promoted to lance corporal on Oct. 1, 2025. His awards include the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, a Letter of Appreciation and a Meritorious Mast. </p> <p class="storyline-p">Ballard’s current duty status is listed as “confined foreign civilian authority/IHFA,” an abbreviation for “in hands of foreign authorities,” according to his service record. </p> …