Military Zone Along Border Means New — Potentially Harsher — Penalties for Newly Detained Migrants
Migrants are now being apprehended and charged with trespassing on a new narrow stretch of Department of Defense-controlled land in New Mexico, defense officials and attorneys told Military.com, marking new legal battles for the U.S. government. As of Monday, at least 28 migrants were charged with violating security regulations as well as entering the U.S. […]
Service Members Detained After DEA Raid at Alleged Illegal Underground Nightclub in Colorado
At least a dozen active-duty military service members were caught up in a Drug Enforcement Administration raid at what officials said was an illicit Colorado nightclub where some of the troops were allegedly acting as security guards at the venue. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado Springs said an operation took place alongside […]
Hawaii Soldier Detained in Connection with Pregnant Wife's Disappearance from Army Base
A junior enlisted soldier has been arrested and is awaiting trial after his pregnant wife went missing from an Army base in Hawaii three weeks ago, the service said Monday. Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II, of Frederick, Maryland, was detained and placed in military pretrial confinement, the Hawaii-based 25th Infantry Division wrote on Facebook. His […]
Gordon and Aleksandra: Videos, Photos Show Relationship Between Detained Soldier and Russian Woman
A U.S. soldier being held on criminal misconduct charges by Russia had a long and seemingly rocky romantic relationship with a Russian woman in South Korea before traveling to Vladivostok, where he was detained. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, an infantryman most recently assigned to the Eighth Army at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, was on […]
UN Command Says It’s Communicating with North Korea over Detained US Soldier
SEOUL, South Korea — The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas’ heavily armed border. Gen. Andrew Harrison said the process has started through communications lines set up at the Joint Security Area […]
The American Detained in North Korea After Crossing the Border Was a US Soldier, Officials Say
SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. officials say an American detained after crossing the border from South Korea into North Korea was a U.S. soldier. There were no immediate details about how or why the soldier crossed the heavily fortified border or whether the soldier was on duty. The four officials spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday […]