Okinawa governor confronts US military over Marine suspected of weekend homicide

… <p class="storyline-p">Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, is suspected of killing Anna Yagi, 39, of Naha, early Saturday at a hotel in the city’s Wakasa district, according to Okinawa Prefectural Police. </p> <div class="flex center mb4 ad-wrapper only-mobile"> <script> // Convert screen width to em units var width = $(window).width() / parseFloat($("html").css("font-size")); if(width <= 48) { dfpAd('bigboard'); } </script> </div><p class="storyline-p">Yagi died of asphyxiation after Ballard allegedly “pressed on her neck,” a police spokesman told Stars and Stripes at police headquarters Monday. He declined to provide further details. </p> <p class="storyline-p">The case was forwarded to the Naha Public Prosecutors Office on Monday, he said. </p> <p class="storyline-p">Ballard is denying the allegations, according to police. </p> <p class="storyline-p">Some Japanese government officials must speak to the media on condition of anonymity. </p> <p class="storyline-p">Koja and Chinen handed Watson and Ou a formal protest letter calling for a review of the U.S.-Japan status of forces agreement, stricter discipline among U.S. military personnel and measures to prevent similar incidents. </p> …