Navy officer imprisoned in Japan for deadly crash returns to US custody

A Navy officer serving a three-year prison sentence in Japan for a deadly car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred into U.S. custody and is being returned to the United States, according to his family. The officer's family expressed gratitude for the transfer and hopes that an impartial review of his case will recognize the "absurdity" of his conviction. The officer's family maintains that he lost consciousness due to acute mountain sickness, while Japanese prosecutors and the judge believe he fell asleep while drowsy. The officer was never medically examined by Japanese authorities.