Okinawa-based Marine arrested on trespassing, destruction of property charges
Okinawa-based Marine arrested on trespassing, destruction of property charges
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — An Okinawa-based Marine was arrested by Japanese police over the weekend after reportedly smashing the glass back door of an off-base home while intoxicated.
Pfc. Anthony Sowers, 20, assigned to Camp Hansen, was taken into custody in the Kitamae neighborhood of Chatan shortly after police were called by the home’s 66-year-old occupant at 4:41 a.m. Sunday, said Okinawa Police Station Deputy Chief Hirotoshi Iha.
Sowers broke off a metal window bar and used it to smash the door, the Okinawa Times newspaper reported Monday.
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