WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison on Thursday stemming from her arrest on drug charges.
According to USA Today, a Russian judge sentenced Griner to nine years in a penal colony.
“I made an honest mistake, and I hope that in your ruling, it doesn’t end my life here,” Griner told the judge before the sentencing.
Griner’s arrest came on Feb. 17 at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Authorities said they found vape cartridges carrying hashish oil, which is extracted from cannabis, in her luggage.
She pleaded guilty to the drug charges, but she said she did so “without intent” and that she packed the vape cartridges in a rush without thinking. The court argued she committed the crime on purpose.
Russian legal experts expected Griner may get a lighter sentence than the 10-year maximum by pleading guilty, USA Today reported. In the end, only one year was knocked off.
Since 2014, Griner has spent the WNBA offseasons in Russia playing for a team called UMMC Ekaterinburg. She apologized to that organization on Thursday.
couldnt have happened to a better person
Bet she wishes she was back in the good old USA now, the country she hates and bashes…
Professional athlete, WNBA version, who has played off-season in Russia since 2014, according to reports.
So she should have been well aware of Russia’s stance towards her drugs of choice.
And vaping products for someone depending on a good set of lungs in her job?
Not too bright; covered with tats and using drugs. Her wife may need to get a job to support the family.
Unfortunately, I’m all out of crocodile tears.
She knew. She admitted that.
When you go into another country, you better learn about their rules and laws first before going.
She got what she deserved
they don’t coddle criminals. In the USA you can kill some one and be out of jail in 7 years, or if your are black you serve no time at all if it was during a BLM protest. If the USA took this approach to crime, we wouldn’t have much. crime should have consequences.
Sounds like she will have a long time to contemplate her actions.
Now she wants the country that she hated so much to bail her out! No thanks! She should have thought of that before trashing America!!
This is not a she he has admitting to coming out born a male what do you think 7 feet tall. Please quite referring to it as a she even Caitlin Jenner has stood against those born male with male genes and testasterone should not be allowed to compete in womens sports stating is not fair to those that are really female. Those born male should compete in only male sports and those who are born female should only be allowed to play womens sports you can’t change genetics just because you want to. Have them play against each other and have another team labeled so it is the only fair way to do it.
Her alligator mouth got her tadpole ass in trouble. Keep your mouth shut about how horrible America is. Stay there and you may learn to like it or you can bash them after you get back here, if you ever do.
I also believe that “it” is a male.