Mother Says Former US Marine Needs Treatment, Not Mexican Prison

The mother of a former U.S. Marine in a Mexican prison on gun trafficking charges says the U.S. must do more to secure his release. Jill Tahmooressi told a U.S. congressional hearing Wednesday that her 26-year-old son has been threatened by prison guards with rape, torture and execution since his arrest in March. She said he has post traumatic stress disorder relating to his military service and accidentally entered Mexico at a poorly marked border crossing. Andrew Tahmooressi, who is...

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