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A U.S. Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred to American custody and is being returned to the United States, his family said Thursday. Lt Ridge Alkonis had been serving a three-year prison sentence after pleading...

A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred into American custody and returned to the United States, where he was booked into a federal detention center.

Lt. Ridge Alkonis had been serving a three-year prison sentence in Japan after pleading guilty to the negligent driving deaths of two locals in 2021.

Lt. Ridge Alkonis had been serving a three-year prison sentence in Japan after pleading guilty to the negligent driving deaths of two locals in 2021.

A Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred into American custody and returned to the United States, where he was booked into a federal detention center.

Two separate groups of protesters gathered outside of the Point Loma Naval Base hoping to capture the President's attention, including the parents of a Navy Lieutenant jailed in Japan.

Multiple demonstrations took place outside of Naval Base Point Loma

A Dana Point, Calif., couple, whose son, Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis, is serving prison time in Japan following a car crash, hopes a visit by the Japanese Prime Minister this week with President Joe Biden could help in getting him transferred to the United States.

Ridge Alkonis is serving three years in prison for a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens.

The parents of a Navy lieutenant detained in Japan urged the White House to secure their son's release in his upcoming meeting with the Japanese prime minster.