Alconis inmate's wife says 'shame on' US Navy for revoking husband's promotion
Brittany Alconis, the wife of U.S. Navy Captain Ridge Alconis, who caused a traffic accident in Japan that killed two people, was transferred to the United States mid-sentence, and was released on parole on the 12th, refused to promote her husband due to the accident. He criticized the U.S. Navy, calling it ``shameful,'' and calling out the U.S. Navy for canceling the order.
In May 2021 , inmate Ridge Alconis and his family were driving on a road in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture when they crashed into a restaurant parking lot, killing two people and seriously injuring one. Alconis was tried in a Japanese court, and a second-trial judgment in July 2022 confirmed his three-year prison sentence. However, in December of last year, halfway through his sentence, he was transferred to the United States, and on the 12th of this month, he was released on parole by a decision by the U.S. Parole Board. Criticism is growing, especially in Japan, because Alconis was released on parole soon after being transferred, and because there has been no apology from Alconis or his family to the bereaved families of the accident. Under these circumstances, Brittany Alconis, the wife of Alconis inmate and leader of the ``Bring Ridge Home'' petition for his release, posted on X on the 19th , ``Everything... To the spouses of military personnel: Your military career is affected by everything you do and say. Ridge Alconis is being punished solely for ``my'' support work,'' wrote Austin Defense . He called out the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Navy by name and called them ``Shame on you.'' In this post, Brittany cited a post by Andrew Eubanks, a former U.S. Marine who works to support military families, and said that the Navy should be aware of the accident caused by the Alconis inmate and public opinion in Japan about it. Critics say the inmate's promotion was rescinded for the same reason. According to Eubanks' post, in May of last year, the commander of the U.S. Navy in Japan, Brigadier General Carl Lafty, said that the accident caused by the Alconis inmate "has caused widespread discussion on social media both in Japan and abroad." It is said that he expressed a negative view of the inmate's promotion. Mr. Ayubanks said that although Mr. Alconis was scheduled to be promoted on October 1, 2021, ``Brigadier General Lafty and the U.S. Naval Forces Japan Command abused their power and unnecessarily incited media attention and promoted Mr. Alconis on October 1, 2021. "I was punished," he claims. In recent days, Alconis and Brittany have appeared live on news programs such as FOX and CNN, speaking about their memories of the accident and their current state of mind. However, in both programs, Alconis only briefly expressed his feelings for the families of the victims of the accident, and did not offer any apologies. His wife Brittany is openly happy to be reunited with her husband. It seems that the three victims who were killed or injured in the accident and their bereaved families are not seen in the eyes of their families and supporters, who are not satisfied with the unusual parole and are even demanding promotions.
