Friday, October 31, 2014

U.S. Marine Vet Held In Mexico Ordered Released From Jail

A judge in Tijuana ordered officials to release Andrew Tahmooressi from prison. Tahmooressi was imprisoned after he crossed into Mexico on March 31.



Former U.S. Marine Andrew Tahmooressi ® is escorted to a federal court in Tijuana August 4, 2014.


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Tahmooressi — a former U.S. Marine sergeant — was imprisoned after he crossed into Mexico on March 31 with three loaded weapons. He said the crossing was an accident and happened as he went to meet friends in San Ysidro, California.


According to the Union-Tribune, the Mexican Attorney General's Office agreed to Tahmooressi's release. He had been held in El Hongo State Penitentiary, near Tecate.



Andrew Tahmooressi left, in prison on May 3.


AP Photo/UT San Diego, Alejandro Tamayo




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