| Olantunbosun Ugbogu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Olantunbosun Ugbogu 1986 Nigeria |
| Charge(s) | Homicide |
| Penalty | Life in Prison |
| Occupation | Seaman |
Olantunbosun Ugbogu was a Seaman assigned to the USS Cowpens, a ship of the United States Navy forward-deployed to United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
On April 3, 2008, he was arrested and charged with stabbing and killing 61 year-old Japanese taxi driver Masaaki Takahashi on March 19. He admitted killing the driver. He has also been accused of failing to pay the $190 taxi fare.[1]
The U.S. ambassador to Japan, the commander of the U.S. Navy in Japan and others visited the mayor of Yokosuka to apologize for this international incident.