- 09 Nov 2021 05:14
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An American man who was in Russia was sentenced to 9 years of prison for drunken conduct, after he passed out after a night of drinking and the police were called to drive him to a hospital. The police claim that while in the police car he became belligerent during the ride and tugged on the driver's arm, making the car swerve and endangering the lives of the police officers. They also claim he elbowed one of the other officers in the car. The police have presented a jacket with a torn arm as evidence that he tugged on the driver.
The man's Russian girlfriend claims that she and the driver of the car she was in were following right behind the police car and did not at any time see it swerve, as police claim.
The man had been celebrating a night out with his friends and his girlfriend's co-workers. At some point on the ride home the man appeared very ill, his lips were blue, and it appeared he needed urgent medical help. The driver of the car, who was a co-worker of the woman, called the police, who put the man in the back of their car and then drove him to a police station.
The man claims he has no recollection of the events from that night.
Russian judge sentences former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed to 9 years in prison (nbcnews.com)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russ ... 9-n1235169
Is this an excessive prison sentence for what was likely drunken misconduct?
There could be the possibility this man's drink was spiked with something without his knowledge that caused his erratic behavior.
The man's name is Trevor Reed, from Texas, and his girlfriend is Alina Tsybulnik.
The man's Russian girlfriend claims that she and the driver of the car she was in were following right behind the police car and did not at any time see it swerve, as police claim.
The man had been celebrating a night out with his friends and his girlfriend's co-workers. At some point on the ride home the man appeared very ill, his lips were blue, and it appeared he needed urgent medical help. The driver of the car, who was a co-worker of the woman, called the police, who put the man in the back of their car and then drove him to a police station.
The man claims he has no recollection of the events from that night.
Russian judge sentences former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed to 9 years in prison (nbcnews.com)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russ ... 9-n1235169
Is this an excessive prison sentence for what was likely drunken misconduct?
There could be the possibility this man's drink was spiked with something without his knowledge that caused his erratic behavior.
The man's name is Trevor Reed, from Texas, and his girlfriend is Alina Tsybulnik.