Jon Hammar Released: The Marine Was Cleared Of Gun Charges And Is Coming Home
Jon Hammar will be released from a Mexican prison today. The United States Marine has been kept a jail cell since August. The gun charges levied against Hammar relate to an antique weapon the he attempted to legally take into the country.
During a Friday morning interview with Fox News, Jon Hammar’s mother, Olivia Hammar, stated that a Mexican judge ruled in his favor at a hearing on the gun charges. The combat, Marine who had reportedly completed PTSD treatment recently, will be released at some time today.
As previously reported by The Inquisitr, O’Reilly Factor host Bill O’Reilly was calling for a boycott of Mexico if Hammar was not released and sent home so he could spend Christmas with his family. Americans from coast to coast called and emailed their elected officials to voice support for the dedicated and heroic Marine.
Hammaer, 27, served his country in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The Mexican prison sits just 15 miles south of the United States border. Jon Hammar had attempted to declare his antique firearm upon entering the country and was arrested.
An excerpt from a letter penned by the Mexican ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhan reads:
“This circumstance requires that he remain under detention during the duration of his trial. As you know well, Mexico has had very stringent gun-control laws in place for many years, and have reinforced their application as a result of the flow of weapons illicitly purchased in the U.S. and then trafficked into Mexico and into the hands of transnational criminal organizations.”
The letter was released yesterday before the hearing took place. The New York Daily News reported yesterday that Ambassador Sarukhan believes arresting Jon Hammar was the right decision because he attempted to bring a firearm into the country.
Check back with The Inquisitr for more details about this developing story.
Tags : antique firearm, Bill O'Reilly, gun charges, jon hammar, jon hammar released, mexican prison, mexico, olivia hammar, PTSD
Posted: December 21, 2012
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Dec 21, 2012
Thankfully he's coming home.
Dec 21, 2012
Thank God!!!
Dec 21, 2012
This bothers me on sooooo many levels…………..
Dec 21, 2012
I'M SO HAPPY HE'S COMING HOME! I REALLY hope people are still planning on boycotting Mexico, for SURE, though.
Dec 21, 2012
But Katie! You know how much we were looking forward to Christmas Cocktails in Rocky Point! Please, can you please just forgive Mexico so we can swim with the dolphins and ride the big banana boats! Please! ♥
Dec 21, 2012
Fantastic. Say anything you want about Bill O'Reilly but he held the politicians feet to the fire. O'Reilly was on last night, and suddenly today Jon is freed. And thanks especially to Senator Bill Nelson who was working hard behind the scenes. Thanks to every American who signed petitions and called their Representatives in Washington. Good job everyone. Glad this Marine will be home for Christmas.
Dec 21, 2012
Good thing Mexico, you may have saved your ass. Welcome home my brother in Arms.
Dec 21, 2012
Come home bro. Merry Christmas and semper fi!
Dec 22, 2012
I am very happy that he is coming home, now if all the illegal immirants in America would go home, I would be even happier! Of course, they say Mexico has some of the most strigent gun laws, but that didn't stop Fast and Furious from getting guns into the hands of the drug dealers and criminals in Mexico, did it?
Dec 22, 2012
Not only O'Reilly helped in this–over 1600 emails –just today went to Mexican hotels and cruise lines stating pending cancellation of rservations if Jon was not rlesed by Christmas. Tweets and FB messages were mounting as he was released at 1800 hours today. The VERY LEAST we can do for a guy that served in Afghanistan and Iraq. BRAVO ZULU Jon. Welcome home buddy!
Dec 22, 2012
And where were Obama and Hillery all this time? As in Bengahazi–they were alseep at the switch IMHO.
Dec 23, 2012
U know what's in Mexico?..Mexicans..nuff said, welcome back Home brother.
Dec 24, 2012
Let that be a lesson don't take guns where they are illegal. Idiot
Dec 25, 2012
Dumb ass