US soldier sentenced to nearly four years in Russian penal colony, state media reports

A Russian court sentenced US Staff Sgt. Gordon Black to three years and nine months in a penal colony for theft and threatening murder, according to state news agency RIA Novosti.

Black was arrested in May in Vladivostok for allegedly stealing 10,000 rubles (about $112) from a woman believed to be his girlfriend, after meeting her in South Korea and visiting Russia in April.

He was also accused of assaulting her during a dispute. Black partially admitted to the theft but denied threatening to kill her.

He plans to appeal the sentence. Black stated in court that he took the money but transferred $125 to the woman the next day and used the funds for food and lodging, CNN reported.

read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/18/europe/us-soldier-gordon-black-russia-sentencing-intl-hnk/index.html

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