Gordon Black, U.S. soldier jailed in Russia for threatening, robbing girlfriend, gets prison sentence reduced
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 9, 2025
Moscow — An appellate court in Russia's far east on Monday reduced the prison sentence for an American soldier convicted of stealing and making threats of murder, Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, flew to the Pacific port city of Vladivostok to see his girlfriend and was arrested in May 2024 after she accused him of stealing from her, according to U.S. officials and Russian authorities.
A month later, a court in Vladivostok 
