U.S. soldier in custody in Juarez; allegedly crossed border with firearm

Times staff report
Article Launched: 04/21/2008 05:55:26 PM MDT


A U.S. Army soldier is in custody in Juárez this evening after he was allegedly caught crossing the Mexican border with a firearm, military officials confirmed.

Spc. Richard Raymond Medina apparently was on leave driving from Fort Hood to California before beginning a new Army assignment, said Fort Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offutt.

Medina reportedly took the wrong lane and accidentally entered Mexico. As he tried to turn around, he was stopped by Mexican authorities, Offutt said.

Television news reported that Medina had an AR-15 assault rifle and a handgun in his possession.

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