Russian reports say U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black told a court he inadvertently stole some money, but did not threaten a Russian woman.
Moscow — A U.S. soldier held in Russia denied threatening a Russia n woman with murder while also pleading 'partially' guilty to theft in a court in the far eastern city of Vladivostok Monday, according to Russia 's state-run media. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested in early May in Vladivostok, where he was visiting a Russia n woman he met and dated while serving in South Korea. He is the latest U.S. citizen to be held in Russia .
He said he did not plan to take the money and intended to give it back, saying he took it because he could not access his money in Russia, as it is held in a U.S. bank.Black was detained in Vladivostok on May 2 and been held in pre-trial detention since then. He was stationed in South Korea, Pentagon officials told CBS News, and was in the process of changing duty stations to Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, in the U.S. when he went to Russia on unofficial travel.
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