一名在美国驻日本冲绳基地服役的海军陆战队员因涉嫌抢劫并杀害一名女性而被逮捕。当地警方在富滕马空军基地逮捕了20岁的德文·雅各布·巴拉德下士。他被指控在冲绳县首府那霸的一家酒店内勒死了39岁的安娜·八木，并还偷走了她的钱包和背包。虽然这起案件仍在调查中，但这并非美国军人首次与外国当局发生严重冲突。
A US Marine in Japan’s Okinawa was arrested, allegedly for robbing and killing a woman. The local police arrested 20-year-old Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard at Futenma Air Station. He is accused of strangling 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a hotel in Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture. In addition, he is also accused of stealing her wallet and backpack. While the Okinawa case remains under active investigation, it is not the first time American service members have found themselves in major trouble with foreign authorities.‘Drunken brawl’ in ThailandEarlier this month, two sailors were sent back to the USS Abraham Lincoln after they were caught in a drunken brawl in Thailand.
在泰国的“醉酒斗殴”事件：本月早些时候，两名美国海军士兵因在泰国参与醉酒斗殴而被送回“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航空母舰。当地居民在凌晨1点30分报警称有两名美国军人在酒吧附近发生肢体冲突，警方随即介入调查并将他们带到了美泰联合行动中心，随后将他们送回了航空母舰。据报道，当地警方称这只是一起“轻微”事件。
The police got involved when locals called the authorities to report that two US service members were involved in a physical altercation near a town bar at 1:30 am. The police broke the flight and brought the Americans to the US-Thailand joint operations centre. Later, they were transferred back to the aircraft carrier.
在俄罗斯的罗伯特·吉尔曼：前美国海军陆战队员罗伯特·吉尔曼于2022年在俄罗斯被捕，罪名是醉酒后踢了一名警察。他的父亲声称这些指控是虚假的，称儿子当时生病了，因此不小心踢到了警察。四年后（2026年8月），俄罗斯以“人道主义理由”将他释放。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在社交媒体上发文称：“经过与弗拉基米尔·普京总统的沟通，俄罗斯同意将他释放。”
The local police reportedly said that it was a “minor” incident. Robert Gilman in RussiaRobert Gilman, an ex-US Marine, was arrested in Russia in 2022 for allegedly kicking a police officer while drunk. His father, however, claimed that the charges were false. He claimed that his son fell ill and accidentally kicked the cop. Four years after his arrest, he was released by Moscow in August 2026 on a "humanitarian basis". US President Donald Trump posted about the incident on Truth Social. He wrote, “After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a Humanitarian Basis.”
在马杜罗统治下被监禁的海军陆战队员：马修·希斯是一名美国海军陆战队员，他在尼古拉斯·马杜罗执政期间被关押了两年，罪名是间谍活动及非法入境。他于2020年被捕，2022年10月作为大规模囚犯交换计划的一部分被释放。马修表示自己曾遭受酷刑。
Marine who was imprisoned under Maduro's ruleMatthew Heath is a US Marine who was jailed for two years under the rule of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He was accused of being a spy and entering Venezuela illegally. He was arrested in 2020 and released in October 2022 as part of a high-profile prisoner swap."I was tortured. They handcuffed me to the frame of metal bed and electrocuted me with a car battery and jumper cables," he told CBS News.
“他们把我铐在金属床的框架上，然后用汽车电池和跨接电缆对我实施电击，”他告诉CBS新闻。“这当然算不上什么‘礼貌的对话’，但我可以告诉你，这仅仅只是冰山一角罢了。”
"It's not exactly polite conversation but I can tell you that's just the tip of the iceberg."A former US Marine who was called a spyPaul Whelan was arrested by Russia's FSB state security agency. It claimed that the former US Marine was "caught spying" in Moscow.
这名前美国海军陆战队员被俄罗斯的国家安全机构FSB逮捕，俄罗斯方面声称他是在莫斯科从事间谍活动时被抓获的。2020年，他最初被判处16年监禁，但后来在2024年通过囚犯交换计划获释。
Originally, he was given a 16-year jail sentence in 2020 but was released in 2024 as part of a prisoner swap.
在菲律宾被判监禁的海军陆战队员约瑟夫·斯科特·彭伯顿下士因2014年在菲律宾杀害一名跨性别女性而被判10年监禁，实际服刑约6年。他杀害了26岁的跨性别女性詹妮弗·劳德，她的尸体被发现时头部被塞进了马桶里。2015年，彭伯顿被定罪。2020年，时任总统罗德里戈·杜特尔特赦免了他。这一决定在全国范围内引发了强烈抗议，人们认为这是对美国军人的特殊优待。
Marine jailed in the PhilippinesLance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton served about six years of his 10-year sentence after being convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines in 2014. He killed 26-year-old transgender woman Jennifer Laude in a hotel room. In October 2014, the naked body of Laude, with her head in the toilet, was found in an Olongapo hotel room. Pemberton was convicted in 2015. In 2020, he was granted an “absolute pardon” by then-President Rodrigo Duterte. At that time, the pardoning sparked outrage across the country as people alleged preferential treatment of American military personnel.