Thursday, January 19, 2017

Sen. Hatch meets with Rex Tillerson about efforts to free Utahn imprisoned in Venezuela


A new White House Administration could bring good news for the family of a Utah man trapped in a Venezuelan jail. Josh Holt, a 24-year-old from Riverton, traveled to Venezuela last June to marry a woman named Thamy, whom he had been dating for six months before. However, shortly after the wedding, a local Venezuelan paper posted an article with pictures of two assault rifles and a grenade, alleging the weapons belonged to Holt and his wife. The family has long since claimed their son is being held on false charges. However, with President Obama's administration on the way out, Holt and his wife have remained in jail and haven't even been able to see a judge. More…

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