MOSCOW — A Russian court on Thursday (Sept 26) rejected an appeal from US citizen Joseph Tater against his detention for assaulting a police officer.

Tater was first detained in August and jailed for 15 days for petty hooliganism after he was alleged to have abused staff at a Moscow hotel, something he denied.

Tater subsequently assaulted a police officer, the Interfax news agency previously reported, leading to a fresh criminal case. The charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.

Moscow's city court on Thursday denied Tater's appeal to be released from pre-trial detention, it said in a statement.

Tater denied any guilt. His detention is set to expire on Oct 14.

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