Sailor jailed for fatal Japanese crash will get pay, benefits restored

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Sailor jailed for fatal Japanese crash will get pay, benefits restored
By Leo Shane III
 Dec 22, 01:41 PM
Derek and Suzi Alkonis pose with a photo of their son Lt. Ridge Alkonis on June 1 in Dana Point, Calif. (Denis Poroy/AP)

A Navy lieutenant jailed in Japan will continue to get his military pay after Senate lawmakers ordered the move Thursday as part of the federal budget omnibus bill expected to be signed into law this week.

Lt. Ridge Alkonis is currently serving a three-year prison term for a 2021 car crash that left a pair of Japanese citizens dead. He was stationed in Japan on Navy orders at the time of the accident and has been imprisoned since last October.

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