Alexander Beltran Herrera

In Custody
Date of birth:1976
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:2010s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
15 Years 10 Months 13 Days
Support
Communism FARC
Alexander Beltran Herrera

Biography

Alexander Beltran Herrera, age 39, FARC member; extradited and pleaded guilty in connection with the 2003-2008 hostage-taking of three American citizens (Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes) in Colombia. 324 months federal prison + 2 years supervised release.

Sentencing date verified October 12, 2026: The original Justice Department announcement confirms the 27-year sentence was imposed October 24, 2014. A previously announced July 25 sentencing was a scheduled event, not the actual sentence. No physical release date is established by this report, and none is inferred from the sentence length.

Case

Charges: 18 USC 1203 conspiracy to commit hostage-taking; 18 USC 924(c) using and carrying a firearm
Arrested: Dec 13, 2010
Sentenced: Oct 24, 2014
Incarcerated: Dec 13, 2010
Sentence: 324 months federal prison + 2 years supervised release
Prosecutor: Anthony Asuncion; Fernando Campoamor-Sanchez; David Cora
Judge: Royce C. Lamberth
Indicted: February 22, 2011
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty

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