Former marine Trevor Reed recounted his horrendous experiences in a Russian detainment center in an interview with CNN after his release in late April as part of a prisoner exchange that took place amid strained bilateral relations between the United States and Russia.
Reed, 30, from Texas, was held in a psychiatric treatment facility where he feared for his life, surrounded by filth and mentally challenged prisoners, he said in the Friday interview with CNN.
Reed was sentenced in July 2020 to nine years in prison for endangering the “life and health” of Russian police officers during an altercation in 2019. He has denied the charges and believes that he was sent to the psych unit as a punishment for his persistent push to appeal his conviction….