{"id":2239357,"date":"2024-05-07T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-officials-confirm-us-soldier-arrested-in-russia-last-week\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:51:29","slug":"developing-officials-confirm-us-soldier-arrested-in-russia-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-officials-confirm-us-soldier-arrested-in-russia-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: US Soldier Arrested in Russia Confirmed by Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeveloping-officials-confirm-us-soldier-arrested-in-russia-last-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-canvassers-rescind-their-votes-to-certify-wayne-county-michigan-results\/\" title=\"Republican Canvassers Rescind Their Votes to Certify Wayne County, Michigan, Results\">news reported<\/a>\u200c by Johnathan Jones on May 6, 2024, reveals the arrest of a US soldier in Russia \u200cfor alleged &#8220;criminal\u2062 misconduct.&#8221; NBC News broke the story, stating the soldier traveled from South Korea. Identified as Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, the soldier faces accusations \u200cof \u2064theft, prompting US \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-invite-bill-nye-to-testify-before-homeland-security-subcommittee\/\" title=\"Dems Invite Bill Nye To Testify Before Homeland Security Subcommittee\">government involvement<\/a>\u2064 in discussions with Russian officials and providing consular support. On May 6, 2024, journalist Johnathan Jones reported\u200c the arrest of\u2063 a US soldier in Russia for &#8220;criminal misconduct.&#8221;\u200b NBC News\u2063 disclosed that the soldier traveled \u200bfrom South Korea. The soldier, identified as Staff Sgt.\u200d Gordon Black, is accused of theft, \u200bleading to US government engagement \u200cwith Russian authorities and the provision of consular assistance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 6, 2024 at 3:49pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>An American soldier who traveled to Russia last week was arrested on what the U.S. Army is calling charges of \u201ccriminal misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/us-soldier-detained-russia-officials-say-rcna150928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> first reported the arrest late Monday afternoon citing an Army representative who said the soldier traveled to Vladivostok, Russia, last week from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-south-korea-scrambles-fighter-jets-fires-off-shot-dmz-crossed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Korea<\/a> where he was stationed.<\/p>\n<p>The soldier made the trip on his personal time.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. government officials told NBC the soldier was accused of stealing from a woman and had been detained since last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/06\/politics\/us-soldier-arrested-russia\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, citing its own U.S. government sources, identified the serviceman as a Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-army-cutting-force-thousands-recruitment-failures-leaving-biden-bad-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Army<\/a> refused to confirm the soldier\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government has been in contact with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russian-officials-call-putin-hand-power-disastrous-turn-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian officials<\/a> regarding the soldier\u2019s detention and his family has been notified.<\/p>\n<p>Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said police in Vladivostok took Black in \u201con charges of criminal misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Russian Federation notified the U.S. Department of State of the criminal detention in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,\u201d Smith told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Army notified his family, and the U.S. Department of State is providing appropriate consular support to the soldier in Russia,\u201d Smith added. \u201cGiven the sensitivity of this matter, we are unable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-capitol-police-request-extension-of-national-guard-presence\/\" title=\"Reports: Capitol Police Request Extension Of National Guard Presence\">provide additional details<\/a> at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would these arrests happen under strong leadership?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Black is just the latest American to face detention in Russia amid strained relations between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-russia-considering-broad-confiscations-people-found-spreading-deliberately-false-information-moscows-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moscow<\/a> and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas commented that it is not currently safe for Americans to travel to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply concerned by reports that a U.S. Army officer has been detained in Russia,\u201d McCaul said in a statement shared on X by the House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority account.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul concluded, \u201cPutin has a long history of holding American citizens hostage. A warning to all Americans \u2014 as the State Department has said, it is not safe to travel to Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CHM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMcCaul?\">@RepMcCaul<\/a>: \u201cI am deeply concerned by reports that a U.S. Army officer has been detained in Russia. Putin has a long history of holding American citizens hostage. A warning to all Americans\u2014as the State Department has said, it is not safe to travel to Russia.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R4lIdjmDOH\">https:\/\/t.co\/R4lIdjmDOH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority (@HouseForeignGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseForeignGOP\/status\/1787560504342262005?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Marine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/griner-whelan-update-russia-interested-merchant-death-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Whelan<\/a> has been in a Russian jail since 2018 and is serving a 16-year sentence for alleged spying.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government\u2019s position on the conviction is that Whelan is innocent and his imprisonment is unjust.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration seemingly had an opportunity to work out a deal to release Whelan in December 2022 when the Russian government agreed to a prisoner swap to send WNBA player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-marine-biden-left-behind-russian-prison-free-brittney-griner-attacked-inmate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner<\/a> home.<\/p>\n<p>Griner was released while notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was sent to Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/12\/08\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-release-of-brittney-griner\/#:~:text=Sadly%2C%20for%20totally%20illegitimate%20reasons,Paul's%20family%2C%20the%20Whelan%20family.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a statement<\/a> on Whelan\u2019s continued imprisonment, which outraged many Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was not a choice of which American to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By Trump, Coulter. Now He\u2019s Claiming Racial Discrimination.\">bring home<\/a>,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, for totally illegitimate reasons, Russia is treating Paul\u2019s case differently than Brittney\u2019s,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-tax-hike-11-states-50-capital-gains-rate-drastic-new-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> added. \u201cAnd while we have not yet succeeded in securing Paul\u2019s release, we are not giving up. We will never give up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The arrest of Black comes months after Ksenia Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was arrested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/putin-commands-russian-govt-develop-video-game-console\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Putin\u2019s<\/a> regime on treason charges.<\/p>\n<p>Karleina\u2019s boyfriend Chris Van Heerden told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/21\/europe\/ksenia-karelina-boyfriend-interview-russia-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> in February that he bought her a ticket to Russia because she was feeling homesick, and she was shocked to find herself in jail when she arrived in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The woman had been living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-nba-player-found-dead-33-los-angeles-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> at the time of the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department currently warns Americans who are planning to travel to Russia to reconsider.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/traveladvisories\/traveladvisories\/russia-travel-advisory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An advisory<\/a> from the department reads Americans should \u201cnot travel to Russia,\u201d citing \u201cthe potential for harassment and the singling out of U.S. citizens for detention by Russian government security officials,\u201d as well as the \u201carbitrary enforcement of local law.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnathan Jones reported on May 6, 2024, at 3:49 pm that an American soldier visiting Russia last week was detained for &#8220;criminal misconduct,&#8221; as per the U.S. Army. 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