Biography
Armando Torres Ortíz was arrested during Vieques anti-Navy civil disobedience on April 28, 2001 and transferred to MDC Guaynabo late on April 29. The First Circuit’s opinion in United States v. Ayala Ayala records this pretrial custody and a 30-day prison sentence following the consolidated July 6, 2001 trial. Associated Press reporting corroborates the sentence.
The 30 days describe the sentence, rather than a verified total of time served. The precise completion and release dates remain unestablished.
The First Circuit’s April 29, 2002 opinion traces his actual military detention from about 11:20 a.m. on April 28, 2001, through transfer to MDC Guaynabo late April 29 and magistrate presentment after approximately 51 hours. The prison transfer was not the start of all custody, and presentment was not release. Judge Héctor M. Laffitte presided over the consolidated July 6 trial. The 30-day sentence is not a verified total served. Source: https://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/01-2148-01A.pdf#page=3
