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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Navy officer charged with killing of wife at Japanese hotel
A senior naval officer was charged with the second-degree murder of his spouse Wednesday, according to the U.S. Navy. Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen was also formally accused of obstruction of justice following a preliminary Article 32 hearing at Naval Base San Diego, California, on May 7, said Cmdr. Paul Macapagal, spokesperson for the U.S. Naval Forces Japan. The body of Jessica Olsen, his wife, was found Oct. 28, 2024, at an off-base Japanese hotel in Fukuoka, Japan. 'We are unable to comment further at this time due to the ongoing litigation,' Macapagal said. 'The Navy is committed to ensuring the military justice system is fair and impartial, and the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.' It is now up to the Navy's Office of Special Trial Counsel to decide whether Christopher Olsen will face a court-martial. Marines killed in vehicle crash during border deployment identified Fukuoka Prefectural Police found the body of Jessica Olsen, 37, in a hotel room after the hotel notified local authorities, Stars and Stripes reported. The publication also reported that police discovered her bleeding, which implied her death was the result of a crime. Christopher Olsen, born in Florida, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2014 and was promoted to lieutenant commander on Sept. 1, 2024. He is currently assigned to the Naval Surface Group Southwest in San Diego, California. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding Jessica Olsen's death is ongoing, the NCIS confirmed in an emailed statement. 'Out of respect for the investigative process, NCIS will not comment further at this time,' the agency said.
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Shock update in case of Navy officer's wife found strangled to death inside hotel room in Japan
A US Navy officer is facing a possible court-martial after he was arrested and charged with murder in the death of his wife, who was found strangled in a Japanese hotel room last fall. Lieutenant Commander Christopher Olsen was also charged with obstruction of justice after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday at Naval Base San Diego, according to Commander Paul Macapagal of Naval Forces Japan. The harrowing case involves the death of Olsen's wife, Jessica 'Jesse' Arguinzoni Olsen, 37, whose body was discovered on October 28 in a hotel room in Fukuoka - about 80 miles from Sasebo Naval Base. Jesse was found bleeding and unresponsive in a room believed to be at Hotel SOL in the city's Chuo district, Kyodo News reported October 29. 'We don't know the reason or the story, but something set off her husband, Chris, and he became so mad that he struck her and strangled her,' Jesse's sister, Dominique Arguinzoni, told 12 News. Her body was returned to her family on November 16 and showed signs of severe trauma - head injuries, a broken jaw and fractured hyoid bones, suggesting strangulation, Arguinzoni told Stars and Stripes. The couple met at SUNY Oswego and married in 2009, according to Arguinzoni. Jesse worked as a substitute teacher at a US base school, Ernest J. King Middle School, in Sasebo, where Christopher was stationed from November 2022 to December 2023. Olsen, enlisted in the Navy in April 2014, served aboard the USS Chief and USS New Orleans before his current posting to the Naval Surface Group Southwest in San Diego. 'We had no idea they ever had issues,' Arguinzoni said. 'None of her friends, even her best friend, had an inkling. However, thinking back, my parents and I realized she had pulled away from us by reducing communications from every week to every other month or so.' Dominique slammed the Navy's handling of the family notification, which came shortly after midnight on October 28, Arguinzoni told Stars and Stripes. 'There was no in-person visit, no support team, no effort to ensure they were physically or emotionally able to process the news,' she said. 'We were simply told Jesse was dead - and that her husband LDCR Christopher Olsen was a person of interest.' Nearly seven months later, the family still hasn't received Jesse's belongings. 'We want to grieve,' Arguinzoni added. 'We can't even wrap up her stuff, and it's been very frustrating because the little bit of information we get, it throws us back into when they first called us and told us she was gone.' A community has since rallied around the fallen teacher as a public group 'Justice for Jesse Olsen' has been created with an aim to 'build up her legacy again.' 'She was a remarkably strong woman, full of joy, humor, and individuality. Jesse lived her vibrant life to the fullest and still had so much ahead of her. She was taken far too soon,' the page reads. 'The pain and injustice of what Jesse and her family endured will not be forgotten or forgiven. #JusticeforJesseOlsen #JesseOlsen #FRSH2DF.' Olsen was charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice. He is in the brig until his May 7 trial in San Diego, California, 12 News reported. He faces a possible court martial as well and could face a dishonorable discharge, confinement, or capital punishment, according to Stars and Stripes.
New York Post
10-05-2025
- New York Post
Naval officer charged with murdering wife in Japan
A U.S. Navy officer has been charged with killing his wife, six months after she was found strangled to death inside a hotel room in Japan. Monroe, NY-native Jessica 'Jesse' Arguinzoni Olsen was found dead on Oct. 27 inside a room in the Hotel SOL in Fukuoka — about 80 miles from Sasebo Naval Base, where her husband, Lt. Commander Christopher Olsen, was stationed between November 2022 and December 2023. Surveillance video from the hotel reportedly showed the couple checking in on Oct. 25, and the sailor leaving alone two days later. At the time of the murder, he was stationed at the Naval Surface Group Southwest in San Diego, reported Stars and Stripes. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen and his wife, Jessica Olsen, pose together in this undated photo. Stripes Via Arguinzoni family Hotel staff found the 37-year-old's body and called police, and Olsen was immediately questioned but not arrested. It was unclear why so much time had elapsed between the murder and the filing of criminal charges. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service — which handled the investigation, with assistance from police in Fukuoka — have alleged Olsen viciously beat and then strangled his wife in the hotel room. The couple met at the State University of New York at Oswego, and were married in August 2009. Jesse's sister, Dominque Arguinzoni, told Stars and Stripes the couple seemed happy. 'We had no idea they ever had issues,' Arguinzoni said. 'None of her friends, even best friend, had an inkling. However, thinking back, my parents and I realized that she pulled away from us by reducing communications from every week to every other month or so.' Authorities believe Olsen beat his wife, injuring her head, jaw, and neck. Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Center In addition to murder, Olsen was charged with obstruction of justice at a preliminary hearing at Naval Base San Diego Wednesday, according to Stars and Stripes. Olsen enlisted in the Navy in April 2014. He was promoted to surface officer last July. He faces a possible court martial as well, according to the site, and could face a dishonorable discharge, confinement, or capital punishment. Naval spokesman Cmdr. Paul Macapagal said the Navy was 'committed to ensuring the military justice system is fair and impartial, and the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.'
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ISU approves new academic initiatives at Board of Trustees meeting
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— On Friday, the Indiana State University Board of Trustees met and approved multiple new initiatives to give students more opportunities and better align programs with workforce needs. Dr. Christopher Olsen, the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, presented a new undergraduate certificate in unmanned systems. This certificate will provide specialized drone technology training to students. 'The new Unmanned Systems certificate provides a flexible, skills-based credential that complements a variety of majors,' said Provost Olsen. 'It opens doors for students to explore the rapidly evolving field of drone technology while enhancing their ability to gather, interpret, and apply data, particularly in fields such as environmental science, engineering, and public safety. Additionally, the program is designed to accommodate professionals and lifelong learners who may not be pursuing a degree but are interested in gaining practical expertise for career advancement or personal enrichment.' The board also approved updates to the undergraduate catalog to expand Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) opportunities. This revised policy will allow the recognition of learning acquired outside the classroom, such as military experience, professional training, and independent study. 'As our student demographics and needs continue to evolve, we're committed to meeting learners where they are,' said Maribeth Stevens, Vice President for Enrollment Management. 'Expanded CPL and specialized credentials like the Unmanned Systems certificate reflect our focus on access, affordability, and career alignment, especially for adult learners, transfer students, and others seeking flexible, workforce-ready pathways.' The board made other changes as well, including approving the disposition of surplus real estate to the City of Terre Haute, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The ‘joiner' era of bank M&A has begun
This story was originally published on Banking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Banking Dive newsletter. For months, the Capital One-Discover deal had been spotlighted as the bellwether for how bank mergers and acquisitions could go under a second Trump administration. Not just the will-they-or-won't-they (as in, would regulators sign off on the combination?), but how long will transactions sit in evaluation? Which potential stumbling blocks would be eased or de-emphasized? In the two weeks since the deal received green lights from the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, it's fair to say bank M&A is off to the races. Perhaps the first clue that the bank-mashup floodgates had opened came last Wednesday, when Columbia Banking System said it would buy Pacific Premier Bank in an all-stock $2 billion deal that would cement the Pacific Northwest juggernaut deeper into Southern California. But the dominoes continued. The next day, Boston-based Eastern Bank announced it would merge with in-state competitor HarborOne in a $490 million cash-and-stock deal. A day later, Cadence Bank said it would buy Industry Bancshares, the beleaguered holding company that owns six community banks in Texas, for between $20 million and $60 million in cash. And that's just banks that hold $25 billion or more in assets. Smaller deals in Pennsylvania and Tennessee, for example, have followed – as has a partial-bank transaction in which St. Louis-based Enterprise Bank & Trust will acquire 10 locations in Arizona and two in Kansas from Montana-based First Interstate Bank. That M&A is ramping up shouldn't be a surprise. Christopher Olsen, managing partner and co-founder of investment-banking firm Olsen Palmer, told Banking Dive last month that smaller banks, in particular, have felt consolidation pressure for several years, adding that Trump's reelection could act as 'sort of the powder keg' to drive that trend. Some of the participants, on the other hand, may be a surprise. It would be understandable if Columbia had been trigger-shy on acquisitions. Its $5.2 billion merger with Umpqua Bank, announced in October 2021, took more than 16 months to close – and did so less than two weeks before Silvergate, Signature and Silicon Valley Bank failed. Columbia CEO Clint Stein, in a call last week addressing the Pacific Premier deal, pointed to a "seismic shift in the operating or rate environment" during the Umpqua integration, according to American Banker. Stein, however, characterized today's M&A environment as more 'conducive' by comparison. The roughly $50 billion-asset Columbia said it expects the Pacific Premier deal to close in the second half of this year – meaning it estimates the transaction will await regulatory approval only half as long as the Umpqua deal did. "There's a body of evidence that continues to build on deals getting approved quicker for banks either our size or to create banks that are our size," Stein said last week. "The other thing is that we had fairly robust pre-flight conversations with the regulators, both at the regional office level as well as in D.C." A shorter approval timeline would no doubt appease some regulators. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Acting Chair Travis Hill put more timely bank merger approvals among his 15 priorities beginning on his first day leading the agency. Since Trump regained office, the timeline for several deals has shortened. Evansville, Indiana-based Old National disclosed last week that it expects its $1.4 billion acquisition of Bremer Bank will close May 1. That's likely a quicker turnaround than the more vague 'mid-2025' time frame the bank gave when the transaction was announced. In any case, it would mean the tie-up would have spent barely five months in evaluation. By comparison, Mississippi-based Renasant's acquisition of The First Bancshares – a similar value at $1.2 billion – took eight months to approve. UMB's $2 billion acquisition of Heartland Financial took nine. Old National is not alone in its truncated timeline. When Busey Bank announced in August (before Trump's reelection) that it planned to buy CrossFirst, it initially gave itself a 10-month timeline. The deal closed in six. Likewise, Atlantic Union Bank gave itself a year to close its $1.6 billion acquisition of Sandy Spring. It wrapped in just over five months. Sometimes longer timelines can't be helped. Columbia's Umpqua deal, for example, saw an 11-month Justice Department investigation. The Capital One-Discover deal awaited regulator approval for 14 months likely out of caution for its size ($35.3 billion) and potential impact. Mergers and acquisitions still likely will face pitfalls. U.S. bank stocks saw their worst quarterly loss since in two years over 2025's first 90 days. And if bank valuations indeed 'grease the skids' of M&A, as Olsen put it, deals with a cash component may prove an easier sell. Sign in to access your portfolio
