Russian state media say jailed U.S. soldier Gordon Black pleads "partially guilty" to theft charge

Moscow — A U.S. soldier held in Russia denied threatening a Russian woman with murder while also pleading "partially" guilty to theft in a court in the far eastern city of Vladivostok Monday, according to Russia's state-run media. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested in early May in Vladivostok, where he was visiting a Russian woman he met and dated while serving in South Korea.  

He is the latest U.S. citizen to be held in Russia.

The 34-year-old was detained after the woman, named by Russian media as Alexandra Vashuk, reported him to the police after an argument.