“I completely forgot that I had the gun in the vehicle” were the first words the American said in front of the judge in a criminal court in the border city of Mexicali, Baja California.
“I am not a criminal, I am an elderly man who came only to spend some time relaxing” were also words that rang out in Russell’s court.
“It was the longest month of my life,” Russell mentioned when he left prison, although he pointed out that he made friends in prison and that he was treated with respect by the other inmates. On the other hand, he told us that the food was not that good and that There is nothing as beautiful as freedom.
On Thanksgiving Day 2022, Russell decided to travel to the town of San Felipe in the state of Baja California, Mexico, when the customs agents at the checkpoint asked him if he had any weapons with him, to which he spontaneously responded that Yes, well I didn’t know the seriousness of the crime.
After 1 month, German Terriquez and the team of Justicia transparente Law firm specialized in criminal matters achieved the release of Russell. This type of crime, according to article 83 of the Mexican law on weapons and explosives, can carry penalties of up to 10 years in prison.
Unlike the United States, in Mexico the figure of bail does not specifically exist for the purposes of regaining freedom, however, Mexican laws and human rights in this country currently establish legal tools so that American citizens can carry out their process. released, as long as they prove to the prosecutor that there is no risk of flight if they are released, that is, that they will return to their country and will not appear in court again.
The crime of carrying firearms is a crime that for the Mexican justice system is considered instantaneous, that is, it is configured at the moment of entering Mexico with it, so it is not necessary to prove that the person carrying the firearm weapon with him is a criminal or that he intended to open fire with it.
