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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We are being lead by a Dictator who has no respect for the Constitution of the United States of America. The decree of America the he took an oath to uphold. He does not deserve his place in society and should be removed from office immediately. If our legislative branches won’t take the appropriate steps then it’s time for “We the people” to do it. Stand up America, for you own preservation.
Let’s do a prisoner exchange. We will give alllllllll their illegals back for the Sgt.
he fears the constitution and that’s why they try to attack it ,and us..the constitutions terms regarding treason and its definitions are very clear,.by all rights there are dozens within our highest offices now guilty of this sentence
We need to invade with a milita to get h out !
Congress must have their heads up their a–es instead of working to force obozzo to do something about getting our U.S. MARINE back. The next term elections are not that far off to start thinking about who SHOULD BE VOTED OUT of OFFICE.
Why don’t we just get a bunch of Americans together and march our product sponge, donut eating, over medicated asses down there and get him.
This is why I hate stupid beaners. $#%&!@*ing sewer rats.
the sentence is death,and the world needs to see America stand up for her constitutional ideals
Yet he save many illegal aliens! Stupid Obummer!