Staff Sgt. Gordon Black is being detained in Russia on charges of stealing from a woman. He is being held in pre-trial detention.
According to a U.S. Army spokesperson, Black was detained last week. He had been stationed in South Korea and finished his deployment. He traveled to Russia on his own as he headed back to the U.S. It was described as a side trip to visit a woman with whom he was romantically involved.
He did not have permission from his superiors to go to Russia.
It is not clear if Black is accused of stealing from the woman he was visiting or a different woman. According to U.S. Army spokesperson Cynthia O. Smith, he was detained on Thursday. He was apprehended in Vladivostok. He is charged with criminal misconduct.
“The Russian Federation notified the U.S. Department of State of the criminal detention in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,”…
