A Moscow court ordered compulsory treatment for an American in the case of the use of force against a police officer after refusing to check him into a hotel

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow sent US citizen Joseph Tater for compulsory treatment in the case of the use of our...

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow sentenced US citizen Joseph Tater to compulsory treatment in a specialized psychiatric hospital, exempting him from criminal liability in the case of assaulting a police officer (article 318, part 1, of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of Moscow courts. Tater was detained in August 2024. According to investigators, on the night of August 12, he was taken to the police “in connect…

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow released US citizen Joseph Tater from criminal liability and sent the man to a psychiatric clinic for compulsory treatment. This was reported by the court's press service. Tater was accused of assaulting a police officer after the conflict at the Radisson Hotel in Moscow (Article 318 (1) of the Criminal Code). The American was under arrest for more than six months, but in March he was released from jail o…

An American was sent to a psychiatric hospital in Russia for assaulting a police officer. A Moscow court has declared American Joseph Tater insane after assaulting a police officer. An examination found that he had a mental illness that precluded criminal liability.