Russian court says detained US Army soldier will be held until July for allegedly causing ‘significant damage’ [Video]

Russian authorities have revealed that an American soldier being held on a theft charge in which he allegedly caused “significant damage” will remain in pretrial detention until July 2.

Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who enlisted in the Army as an infantryman in 2008, and most recently, was assigned to the Eighth Army U.S. Forces Korea at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, traveled to Vladivostok, Russia “for personal reasons” prior to his arrest, the Pentagon says.

The Pervomaisky District Court of Vladivostok said “When choosing the preventive measure in the form of detention, the court came to the conclusion that US citizen B. (Black) — under the weight of the charges — could hide from the preliminary investigation authorities and the court to avoid responsibility,” according to Reuters.

It reportedly added that Black will be detained until July 2 for “secretly stealing the property of citizen T., causing the latter significant damage.”

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