Soldier arrested in Mexico formally charged

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Soldier arrested in Mexico formally charged
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Apr 25, 2008 6:01:24 EDT

EL PASO, Texas — A soldier jailed in Mexico has been formally charged with transporting guns into the country.

Spc. Richard R. Medina Torres, 25, was charged Wednesday with weapons importation and possession of ammunition reserved for the military, Angel Torres, a spokesman for the Mexican Attorney General told the El Paso Times for Thursday’s edition.

A judge has 72 hours to decide if Medina Torres, a Fort Hood soldier, should be freed or sentenced to prison. He has been transferred from the federal prosecutor’s office to the nearby Cereso prison, officials said.

Medina Torres said Tuesday that the case was a misunderstanding.

After driving all night from Fort Hood, he intended to park his 1999 Honda Prelude on the U.S. side of the border in El Paso and then walk over for breakfast in Ciudad Juarez, a sprawling and violence-plagued city across the Rio Grande.


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