After spending 181 days in a Mexican jail for accidentally crossing the border with legally owned firearms, a Mexican judge has ordered Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi back to jail after Tahmooressi waited long and hard for his first court date.
Abandoned by Obama, who has not lifted one finger to help this Marine who has saved the lives of fellow Marines in combat, Tahmooressi must now wait till August 4th for his next court date.
The 26-year-old veteran of two tours in Afghanistan was finally able to tell his story to a judge, after his case had been delayed by both Mexico’s unpredictable legal system and his own trouble settling on a lawyer. It was not immediately clear what Tahmooressi said at the evidentiary hearing, which was closed to the public. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for August 4.
Despite the judge’s ruling, Tahmooressi’s attorney, Fernando Benitez, told reporters that he was confident that the Marine’s case was on the right track. Benitez said that his client’s statement to the judge was “sound and made perfect sense,” and claimed that irregularities with Tahmooressi’s detention were grounds for dismissal of the case. The attorney said that his client was not provided with consular services for nearly eight hours after he was detained, nor did he have access to an adequate translator.
In addition, Benitez said that the order to search Tahmooressi’s vehicle was dated March 28, three days before the Marine crossed the border.
Benitez had earlier sought to dampen hopes that federal Judge Victor Octavio Luna Escobedo would free Tahmooressi, although supporters, including his mother, Jill Tahmooressi, had held out hope.
Tahmooressi has been held since March 31, when he accidentally drove into Mexico at the San Ysidro, Calif., Port of Entry late March 31, after becoming disoriented from poorly lit street signs and being in a position on the road unable to make a last ditch U-turn. His family believes his post-traumatic stress disorder also may have contributed to his confusion. He was charged with violating Mexico’s strict gun laws because he had three registered guns, along with all his worldly possessions, in his vehicle.
Tahmooressi appeared in court on April 28, but that hearing was gaveled before it began after the judge learned Tahmooressi had his attorney fired the night before for advising Tahmooressi to commit what the family considered to be perjury.
After Wednesday’s hearing, Tahmooressi was taken back to El Hongo Prison in Tecate under heavily-armed guard.
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Did our President have anything to do with this?
What more evidence do we need to prove obama is a traitor? He traded (5) head terrorists, known to have killed americans, for a treasonous traitor who walked off his base and collaborated with the enemy! Yet he wont lift a $#%&!@*ing finger to help this hero in jail in mexico!! The same with benghazi, the military was told to stand down, DO NOT HELP, so (4) americans were slaughtered then dragged through town and spit on and pissed on!!! Really folks?? If obama was there i truely believe he would have been one that would spit and p**s on our dead americans!!! START IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS NOW!!!!!!!!
Our so called President does not care about our military men! Oh, I forgot he does not care about anything that has to do with our country! Only what he can take from it! Free trips and lots of money to spend on our backs! Worse President EVER!
Sandra lewis – mexico does have very strict gun laws that do not get enforced. They are not allowed allowed to any (what they consider to be) large caliber weapons(9mm and above) its ridiculous how much gun violence they have cause their government doesnt have anyback bone to enforce their laws except for what is considered to be the weaker peiple there. Protection is of no concern to most any government from mexico down to Brazil. You could say they support the criminals and dont care about the citizens
By all riggts since our own government will not lift a finger to help a group of people that would attempt to break him out of prison would be a real benefit to show what our government is really worth
Obama has evil heart. He for the terrorist .
Mexico’s government is corrupt & in cahoots with Obama to keep Andrew there . For what reason I do not know.
STAND UP AMERICA. TELL OBAMA HE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT BRINGING OUR MARINE HOME. HE DON,T EVEN CARE.. WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT DON,T CARE ABOUT A MARINE WHO FIGHTS 4 OUR FREEDOM?
Typical obama. I doubt he’d do anything even if it were his own mother.
I think the marines shoud go down there and bring him back no matter what the outcome is, Mexico is already in our $#%&!@* list so who cares about their laws when they are so good at braking our laws by letting all those Illegals travel thru their country so they can invade ours. Is time to let them know we are sick of their $#%&!@*.