Californian Jailed in Haiti, Beaten
Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti —
A California man was beaten in a Haitian jail after being arrested New Year’s Eve for carrying a handgun, a lawyer said Friday.
Joseph Dent, 31, of Sacramento, was not seriously injured, according to Leslie Alerte, who said he would represent Dent at a Circuit Court hearing today.
Haitian authorities have not commented on the case.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman said: “A consular officer has spoken with him several times, but we can’t reveal anything that has been revealed to us.”
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