US Army Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on charges of criminal misconduct while visiting a woman he had been romantically involved with.
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The soldier, Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, was stationed in South Korea and travelled to Russia on his own accord, not on official business.
He is accused of stealing from a woman.
Black was detained on Thursday (May 2, 2024).
US Army servicemember Gordon Black was detained by Russian authorities in early May on theft charges filed by his Russian girlfriend Aleksandra Vashchuk
The staff sergeant had been stationed in South Korea. He was detained in Vladivostok on May 2 'on charges of criminal misconduct,' CNN reported, citing U.S. Army spokesperson Cynthia Smith.
The Russian Federation notified the U.S. Department of State of the criminal detention in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
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