American imprisoned in Russia after sailing over in yacht with rifle to meet woman he met online

A lovesick American has been sentenced to five years in a brutal Russian penal colony after sailing his yacht to the country ...

4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes sent to remote penal colony

Jan. 13, 2026, marks four years since Barnes was detained in Moscow.

Who Is Charles Wayne Zimmerman? Russia Imprisons American Navy Veteran for 5 Years for Hidden Rifle on Yacht

Russia has sentenced American citizen Charles Wayne Zimmerman to five years in prison after a rifle was found on his yacht in ...
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An American imprisoned in Russia has his sentence extended on charges of beating his guards

MOSCOW (AP) — An American imprisoned in Russia after being convicted of beating a police officer had his sentence extended Wednesday when he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards, news reports ...
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4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes moved to remote penal colony

(NEW YORK) -- Paul Carter and his friend David Barnes have been speaking with each other since their days in first grade in Huntsville, Alabama, more than 60 years ago. Yet since Jan. 13, 2022, their ...