Jon Hammar, an Afghanistan and Iraq veteran and former U.S. Marine, was arrested in Mexico on Aug. 13 and remains there today, reportedly chained to a bed for much of the day. A recent story by the McClatchy news service has shed light on Hammar’s situation, and now concerned Americans are using the hashtags #BringHammarHome and #FreeHammar to draw attention to his case.
Hammar, 27, was arrested for possessing a 60-year-old Sears & Roebuck shotgun. Mexican authorities found the disassembled shotgun in Hammar’s motor home as he and a friend crossed the border on a surfing trip and charged him with possession of a weapon restricted for use to Mexico’s armed forces.
Needless to say, Americans are demanding action.
#FreeHammar Mexicans holding him in a jail for bringing an antique gun across the border…while they run drugs and slaves to us.
— TrickyMackey (@TrickyMackey) December 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/Quinfidel/status/277379344068915201
@RightWingAngel Where is State Dept on this. NYT? Obama? Prison worse than #AbuGhraib. Where's the outrage? #FreeHammar
— Dangerous Danishova (@Danishova) December 8, 2012
Plz read & share this story about a family friend Jon Hammar, facing a horrible situation in Mexico. #BringHammarHome http://t.co/Z6GooNLo
— Cameron M. Cabrera (@CamCabz) December 6, 2012
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https://twitter.com/SHEEPDOGREPORT/status/277254150528577536
Latest hell for ex-U.S. Marine: Chained to bed in Mexican jail http://t.co/qSWRkCwI No help from WH DOS US Embassy in Mexico. Yikes. tcot
— Dr.Christine B Aria (@DRCBA) December 8, 2012
Hammar’s sister Katie has started a petition on the White House website.
https://twitter.com/hammarka/status/277176120640679936
https://twitter.com/caraalexandraa/status/277275588576833536
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