Russian court sentences American to 5 years on charges of illegally transporting arms
ABC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Russian court in Sochi sentenced American Charles Wayne Zimmerman to five years in prison for illegally transporting a rifle found on his yacht in June.
- Russian customs discovered the weapon during an inspection upon Zimmerman's arrival in the Black Sea resort city.
- Zimmerman claimed he traveled to Russia to meet a woman he met online and said he bought the gun for self-defense, unaware it was prohibited on his yacht.
- There has been no immediate response from U.S. officials regarding the conviction.
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