U.S. soldier has sentence reduced for threats of murder and stealing by court in Russia
A U.S. soldier who was found guilty of making threats of murder and stealing in Russia had his more than three-year prison sentence reduced by seven months.
An American soldier who was found guilty of making threats of murder and stealing in Russia had his more than three-year prison sentence reduced by seven months on Monday, state media reported.
Last June, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was sentenced to three years and nine months in the district of Primorsky Krai.
But a court Monday reduced his sentence to three years and two months, both Russian state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti reported.
Black flew to the Pacific port city of Vladivostok in May 2024 to see his Russian girlfriend, where he was arrested after she accused him of stealing from her, according to American officials and Russian authorities.
As well as the prison sentence, Black was also ordered to pay 10,000 roubles (about $90 at the time) in damages.
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