US EditionRussian Court Sentences US Citizen to Additional Two Years in Prison
Gilman received a total 10-year sentence after assaulting prison guards to avoid transfer to a harsher facility, his lawyer said he will not appeal.
- The Central District Court of Voronezh, Russia extended Robert Gilman's sentence after finding the former U.S. Marine and English teacher guilty of assaulting prison guards.
- Gilman was first jailed in October 2022 after assaulting a police officer while intoxicated, and October 2024 convictions for attacks on prison officials added to his sentence.
- During the trial Gilman admitted the May incident and expressed remorse, telling Kommersant newspaper he attacked prison guards to avoid transfer and stay in Voronezh to receive family packages.
- His lawyer said he will not appeal the sentence, state media reported, and the Central District Court is scheduled to hear a related case on Dec. 25; Gilman is among nine U.S. citizens held in Russia.
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An American imprisoned in Russia has his sentence extended on charges of beating his guards
Russian media report that an American imprisoned after being convicted of beating a police officer had his sentence extended when he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards.
UPDATE 1-Russia raises jail sentence of American Robert Gilman to 10 years for assault on prison staff
TASS news agency quoted his lawyer, Irina Brazhnikova, as saying he would not appeal. Gilman, a former U.S. Marine, was first jailed in 2022 for assaulting a police officer while drunk, and his sentence was extended in 2024 following further convictions for assaulting prison officials and a state investigator.
American Jailed for Assaulting Russian Police Officer Handed New 8-Year Prison Sentence
An American jailed in Russia for assaulting a police officer has been sentenced to an additional eight years in prison for attacking guards at the correctional facility where he is being held, Russian media reported Wednesday. Former U.S.
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