INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Law enforcement authorities in Moscow arrested a United States citizen for allegedly assaulting a police officer, state media reported
Thursday, citing investigators.The American, later identified as Joseph Tater, was approached by police on Monday night after he tried to
unnamed source quoted by Interfax.Police said the American was charged with assaulting an officer, a criminal offense that carries a
sentence of up to five years in prison if found guilty.A Moscow court later on Thursday ordered Tater to be placed in pre-trial detention on
arrest but said it could not provide any further comments.
