Hood soldier ordered to stand trial in Mexico

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Hood soldier ordered to stand trial in Mexico
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Apr 27, 2008 12:37:07 EDT

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A U.S. soldier has been arrested in Mexico and ordered to stand trial after he was caught entering the country with a pistol, a rifle and ammunition.

Twenty-five-year-old Spc. Richard R. Medina Torres was arrested Monday. On Saturday, a judge ordered him held for trial on charges equivalent to smuggling and weapons possession.

Medina Torres has called the case a misunderstanding. He said he entered Mexico with his personal weapons by mistake after taking a wrong turn on the highway. He says “I just want to go home.”

Mexico has strict gun-control laws and is plagued by increasing drug-related violence. Mexican officials say most weapons used by drug gangs come from the United States.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_soldier_mexicotrial_042708/