Marine vet moved from Tijuana's La Mesa prison
By Sandra Dibble8:45 p.m.May 9, 2014
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Andrew Tahmooressi during an interview last week at La Mesa State Penitenciary. — Alejandro Tamayo [/font]
A U.S. Marine veteran behind bars in Baja California on federal firearms charges has been moved from La Mesa Penitentiary in Tijuana to another state facility east of Tecate.
Andrew Tahmooressi was transferred to El Hongo II State Penitentiary on Thursday, according to a statement issued Friday by the Baja California Public Safety Secretariat. He will be isolated from other inmates, the statement said.
Tahmooressi, a 25-year-old Florida native, has been in custody since March 31, when he said he missed the last Interstate 5 exit on his way to meet friends for dinner in San Ysidro and accidentally found himself at the El Chaparral crossing. He was arrested after Mexican Customs inspectors found his three U.S.-registered weapons and ammunition in his Ford F-150 truck. If convicted of the federal charges, he could face six to 21 years behind bars in Mexico.
The case has won widespread attention in the United States, generating calls for Tahmooressi’s release. His arrest has now has begun to generate increasing -– and far less sympathetic -– discussion in the Mexican media. His next court date is scheduled for May 28, but he could be released sooner if the federal Attorney General’s Office in Mexico City withdraws the charges.
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/may/09/marine-tijuana-weapons-mexico-border-la-mesa/
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