US citizen jailed in Russia for swearing at police during home search
4:22 PM EDT, May 15, 2024
A United States citizen was sentenced to 10 days in prison for using profanity in front of police officers in Russia. The incident occurred after the officers visited his residence to search.
On Tuesday, the Russian news agency Tass reported that US citizen Angelo Joseph Talarico IV had been detained for 10 days. He allegedly swore at the officers searching for his home as part of an investigation into a reported theft. Talarico denies these allegations.
"Newsweek" emailed the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry to seek further details and comments on the situation.
It is known that the 30-year-old relocated from Los Angeles to Moscow. He was in his wife's apartment in the Russian capital when the search occurred, which was part of an inquiry into a bitcoin theft in the Murmansk region.