Well, that didn’t take long, and sadly, the result is less than surprising. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black (U.S. Army) has been found guilty by a Russian court of theft, assault, and threatening to kill his former girlfriend in Vladivostok. He pled not guilty and claimed self-defense, admitting that he did hit her but only after she drunkenly attacked him and tried to prevent him from leaving the apartment they had been sharing. He has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison, and has said he will appeal the verdict and sentence. Meanwhile, he’s not going anywhere.

As stated in my earlier post today, Russia has another American hostage in their prison system . . . another human life with which to barter.

Stalin would be so proud.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
6/20/24