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U.S. Navy officer jailed in Japan transferred to U.S. custody

U.S. President Joe Biden hugs Brittany Alkonis, wife of Lt. Ridge Alkonis, on the day of the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 7. | Pool / via REUTERS

By Anika Osaki Exum
Staff writer

Dec 15, 2023

U.S. Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who was imprisoned in Japan over a fatal car crash, has been transferred to U.S. custody, his family said Thursday.

Alkonis began serving a three-year prison term in 2022 after being convicted of negligent driving over a May 2021 car crash that killed two Japanese citizens and injured another in Shizuoka Prefecture.

In a post to social media Thursday, Andrew Eubanks, a close friend of Alkonis who leads the Bring Ridge Home campaign, announced the news in a statement from the organization.

U.S. Navy officer jailed in Japan transferred to U.S. custody

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