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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He was stupid, but then Obama is stupid for not intervening…
Thats Nothing new, The only thing He cares about is status, do you guys really think hes going too loose sleep over this Marine? Lets face it ! Were stuck with the idiot, unless Americans figure some way too get him out of office!
nuke mexico
Obama is a terrorists, he cares nothing for the American people!!!
i think the media and the fact that his is part of the u.s military saved him becasue if he had just been a regular person 9-5 job he would be stuck in there with no protection or skills to defend himself
Yo Commander & Chief…..step up do your duty to your men not the enemy’s.
this is BS lets go and get him and bring him HOME if it starts a war with Mexico who cares, Vet’s can take care of this because our GOV. has forgotten this man but the VET community has not !!
Cut all ties with Mexico, just like Cuba and electricfy the border and have troops on border to stop
how about if we traid all the oboma admin and 20 million illegal’s for him
Obama is sure making a lot of friends in the United States,he traded 5 of the worst terrorist known to mankind for a deserter,and leaves a man in prison,held for a minor infraction,because he’s not a muslim.He doesn’t matter be cause he is an infidel!