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Freed After 241 Days: Veteran U.S. Marine, 26, Who Served In Afghanistan And Was Thrown Into Mexican Jail After 'Accidentally' Crossing The Border With Loaded Guns -- Daily Mail
* Mexican judge released Andrew Tahmooressi, 26, from prison near Tijuana
* Tahmooressi crossed border earlier this year with loaded guns in his truck
* Weapons are legal to carry in California, but banned in Mexico
* Marine veteran, who served in Afghanistan, said he crossed by accident
* Judge ordered him free without deciding on the charges against him
A Mexican judge tonight ordered the immediate release of a jailed U.S. Marine veteran, eight months after he was jailed for crossing the border with loaded guns.
Retired sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi, 26, walked free tonight from a prison in Tecate, a border town just south of California after a judge decided he could go - without deciding whether he committed a crime.
He had been imprisoned for 241 days after getting lost on the freeway and finding himself with no way back into the United States.
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Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi Freed From Mexican Jail, Immediately Returns To US -- FOX News
Mexican Court Frees Ex-US Marine Jailed on Gun Charges -- VOA
Family 'overjoyed' U.S. Marine reservist freed from Mexican prison -- CNN
Mexican Judge Orders Release of Jailed U.S. Marine Veteran -- WSJ
Mexico releases US marine who took guns across border -- The Guardian/AP
Mexico orders release of jailed US marine -- BBC
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