Brittney Griner is reportedly “heartbroken” that the former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan remains behind bars in Russia
after the U.S. reached a prisoner swap deal in the United Arab Emirates. The deal exchanged Griner for international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Since arriving to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Griner has spent time with her wife, Cherelle and other family members, as well as eaten plenty of the city’s Smoke Shack barbecue and her favorite snacks. But as Griner relishes the moments with her family members that she has missed over the last 10 months, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan has weighed on her mind heavily.
Lindsay Kagawa Colas, Griner’s agent, told CNN that the 32-year-old is “heartbroken” that Whelan remains wrongfully detained in Russia. She said that the Olympic gold medalist is committed to help Whelan and other wrongfully detained Americans return to U.S. soil. “She is thinking about his family and talked about her intention to call them as soon as she gets home,” ColasTuesday. “She’s really committed to telling this story and making sure that this population of wrongfully detained Americans, that people know their names.”
Whelan was arrested in Dec. 2018 on accusations of espionage and in June 2020 was sentenced to 16 years in prison. The
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