Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to Russia to see his girlfriend and was arrested in May 2024 after she accused him of stealing from her.
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The mother of a U.S. soldier being held in Russia on theft charges thinks her son was tricked into traveling to the country.
Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black faces charges of theft after being arrested in Russia on May 2.
