meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Fox News Rundown

A US Navy Officer Is Out Of A Japan Jail, But He's Still Not Free

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Politics, Daily News, News

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

He's no longer in prison in Japan, but Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis is still not free. Now Ridge Alkonis is behind bars in Los Angeles, serving time for a 2021 crash that left two Japanese citizens dead. Alkonis, who was stationed in Japan, says he suffered from acute altitude sickness causing him to lose control of his car before the deadly crash. Now transferred back to America, his frustrated family is asking the Biden administration to commute his sentence and let him return home. Brittany Alkonis, Ridge's wife, joins The Rundown to share their family's story and why she believes her husband should never have been convicted of a crime. She also discusses her efforts to free Ridge and let their children live with their father once again. Colorado's Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump will not be featured on their state's primary ballot, citing section three of the constitution's fourteenth amendment and the district court's ruling that the former president had engaged in insurrection on January 6th. Trump's team has said they "imminently" plan to challenge this decision by taking it to the Supreme Court, where they must decide if Colorado's ruling is just. On the Rundown, FOX News Sunday Host Shannon Bream explains why she believes the Supreme Court will likely refuse to pass Colorado's ruling and shares her thoughts on other states planning to do the same thing. She also discusses over 12,000 migrants crossing the southern border in a single day last week and whether she believes President Biden will take serious action to address the Border crisis. Plus, commentary by author and Vice President of Communications for Focus on The Family, Paul Batura. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Spark your creativity with the Sims. Sometimes you might feel like you're not creative

0:07.0

and you have to go in search of your creative spark again. Maybe this is catching up with creative

0:11.9

friends, experimenting with a new look or trying out a new recipe.

0:16.0

And thanks to The Sims, inspiration is just one game and one spark away.

0:21.0

Ready to spark something? Download the Sims 4 and play for free.

0:27.0

I'm Charles Payne. I'm Kat Timf. I'm Stuart Varnie and this is the Fox News

0:32.0

rundown.

0:32.8

Friday, December 22nd, 2023.

0:41.0

I'm Dave Anthony. A Navy officer who was imprisoned in Japan has been sent back to the

0:47.9

U.S. But now he's behind bars here and Ridge Alconis's wife Brittany is frustrated.

0:56.0

It's hard to put into words how it feels for him to be locked up by the very country he serves.

1:07.0

I'm Jessica Rosenthal.

1:08.6

New Fox Polls came out this week, border crossings broke a daily record and a former president

1:14.3

got kicked off the ballot in one state as more hope to follow suit. The interesting

1:19.2

thing is people who love or hate the former president wherever they are there is a sense among many

1:24.9

of them that this is not a decision that's going to survive.

1:28.8

We speak with Fox News Sunday host Shannon Breen.

1:31.6

And I'm Paul Batura. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.

1:37.0

He's no longer in prison in Japan.

1:43.0

But Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alconis is still not free.

1:47.2

He's now behind bars in Los Angeles,

1:49.6

still serving time over a 20-21 car crash that left two Japanese citizens dead.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FOX News Podcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of FOX News Podcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.