IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi -- Police arrested a 31-year-old U.S. Marine stationed here on Sunday for trespassing and illegally carrying a knife in public.
Police say Captain Joseph R. Coenen stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, climbed up on the roof of a storehouse adjacent to a residence near the base in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, at around 3 a.m. on Sunday.
Coenen ran away from the scene after he was spotted by a local resident. The suspect was in possession of an eight-centimeter folding knife when he was caught by local police about 30 minutes later, according to investigators.
The suspect has reportedly admitted to the charges and apologized, and appeared to be drunk during questioning, police said.
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米海兵隊大尉逮捕：ナイフ持ち、酔って侵入の容疑 山口
山口県警岩国署は２７日、米軍岩国基地所属の海兵隊大尉、ジョセフ・Ｒ・コエネン容疑者（３１）を住居侵入と銃刀法違反容疑で逮捕した。
容疑は、２７日午前３時ごろ、基地近くの同県岩国市車町２、無職男性（８６）方の倉庫の屋根に上り、住民に気付かれ逃走。３０分後に岩国署員に見つかった際、刃渡り約８センチの折り畳み式ナイフを持っていたとしている。
同署によると、コエネン容疑者は容疑を認め、謝罪しているという。職務質問に受け答えはできたが、酒に酔った様子だったという。【大山典男】
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