Ridge Alkonis
Ridge Alkonis | |
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Alkonis in 2015 | |
| Birth name | Ridge Alkonis |
| Born | 1988 (age 36–37) United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Spouse(s) | Brittany Alkonis |
| Criminal status | Unconditionally released on January 12, 2024 |
| Convictions | Negligent driving resulting in death and injury |
| Criminal penalty | 1 year in prison |
| Details | |
| Date | May 29, 2021 |
| Locations | Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Killed | 2 |
| Injured | 3 |
Ridge Hannemann Alkonis (born 1988) is a United States Navy lieutenant and a convicted felon in Japan. A Japanese court found Alkonis, who at the time was a weapons officer aboard the USS Benfold at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, guilty of negligent driving in 2022 and sentenced him to a three-year prison term. After only a year of imprisonment in Japan, Alkonis was transferred to US custody and released unconditionally shortly after.
The Alkonis case has strained bilateral ties between the United States and Japan.