Extra: Brittany Alkonis's Fight for Her Husband's Freedom

The Fox News Rundown

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News, Daily News, Politics

3.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

He's no longer in prison in Japan, but Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis is still not free. Now he is behind bars in Los Angeles, serving time for a 2021 crash that left two Japanese citizen dead. Alkonis, who was stationed in Japan, says he suffered from acute mountain 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. Earlier this week, Brittany Alkonis, Ridge's wife, joined host Dave Anthony on the FOX News 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 father once again. We made edits for time and thought you might like to hear our entire conversation with Brittany Alkonis. On today's FOX News Rundown Extra, you'll hear even more about their family's hardship since Ridge was sentenced in Japan, and what Brittany has gone through trying to get her husband home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	This is the Fox News Rundown, Extra. I'm Dave Anthony.
0:37.0	Today, the story of a family yearning to be together for Christmas but won't be again.
0:46.4	It's the Ridge Alconis story.
0:49.4	He's a Navy lieutenant who was imprisoned in Japan for a 2021 car crash that left two Japanese
0:55.2	citizens dead. About a week ago he was transferred from there back to the US but not set free even though he didn't commit a crime there
1:07.1	which is wise you'll soon hear his wife Brittany Alconis is so upset.
1:13.2	She had a whole lot to say to us the other day,
1:16.2	we fit what we could into the rundown on Friday,
1:19.2	but a lot didn't make it in.
1:20.7	Today, you get to hear everything the complete story about lieutenant Ridge
1:25.5	Alconis where he is now and why and what put him behind bars in the first place in
1:31.6	Japan where let's say they have a legal system that is not like ours.
1:37.0	Now you may recall she was also on the rundown in August of last year so it's a chance to get an update to her
1:44.3	story. We thank you for listening. We wish you a very Merry Christmas if you
1:49.7	celebrate it and invite you to come back every day for the rundown during the week and for
1:55.4	these weekend extras and now Brittany Alconis on the Fox News rundown
2:00.6	extra. Run Down Extra.
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