BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — There are new details on the Bakersfield native arrested for allegedly possessing and selling drugs in Russia.
Glenda Garcia, the mother of 51-year-old Travis Leake, informed 23ABC that she received information from the State Department. She says they told her Leake has been transferred to a pre-trial facility where he will be held until his trial.
Garcia also told 23ABC the embassy is working with the investigator who controls access to Leake in order to arrange a visit with consular officers.
California Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy also indicated he was watching Leake's situation.
“Given Russia’s history of arbitrary and abusive detentions of Americans, we are monitoring the situation closely," said the speaker.
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Leake faces 20 years in prison if he is found guilty.
