and former Justice Department officials Barr.

Brittany Alkonis told CBS News.Navy officer sentenced to three years in prison in Japan for a deadly car crash is shattered.

which was the assessment of the U.Alkonis is at home with Brittany and their three children in the cosy house they share near the Yokosuka naval base.But this tragic story is playing out against a long history of resentment in Japan against U.

Weve been told that this is the most egregious action against a service member in 60 years.Neither the Japanese police nor the U.

The popular perception is that theyre shielded by the military from facing justice for crimes they commit in Japan.

and the first thought that came to my mind is I have to drive home and tell my kids that theyre not going to see their father for three years.Intelligence agencies and local police are scrambling to reconstruct the details.

They are also confirming whether she is really Vietnamese with diplomats from North Korea and Vietnam.was about to take a flight to Macau.

criminal investigation chief Fadzil Ahmat told local media.citing surveillance tapes and witnesses.