U.S. soldier arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol during early morning curfew - Okinawa Prefectural Police

On the 31st, the Okinawa Prefectural Police's Okinawa Police Station arrested Calvin O. Montoya Cardona (21), a Marine corporal assigned to the U.S. Army's Camp Hansen (Kin town, etc. in the same prefecture), on suspicion of driving a car while under the influence of alcohol, in violation of the road traffic law. He has admitted to the charges.

The U.S. military has banned people from leaving their homes between midnight and 5 a.m. for 30 days starting on the 9th, following a robbery and murder incident in which another Marine was arrested for allegedly killing a woman at a hotel in Naha.

The suspect was arrested on National Route 330 in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture at around 12:25 a.m. on the 31st on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to the police station, 911 was called about a hit-and-run accident around 15:00. A police officer rushed to the scene and conducted a breath test on the suspect, who was believed to have returned to the scene. Alcohol was detected at more than twice the standard value. The police station will also investigate charges of violating the same law (hit-and-run).