Police arrest U.S. sailor on robbery-murder charges

Police arrest U.S. sailor on robbery-murder charges

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Members of civic groups hold placards outside the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka prior to the handover of American sailor William Reese to Japanese police on Jan. 7. Later in the day, police arrested the serviceman on suspicion of robbing and killing a Japanese woman in Yokosuka on Jan. 3.

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