Parents of former Marine held in Russia express more fears after call
Joey and Paula Reed, the parents of ex-Marine Trevor Reed who has been held in a Russian prison for over two years, said they are more fearful for their son's life after he called them from Russia.
The couple said in statement that Reed is "seriously ill" and was "coughing up blood multiple times a day, [and] running a fever."
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"He also reports a broken rib because 'something fell' on him,' and to make matters worse, he's being underfed," the Reeds said.
During the call, Trevor Reed was sent to the "prison disciplinary ‘commission,'" according to his parents, who added they feared he was being sent to solitary confinement.
The couple recently spoke with President Joe Biden about their son's imprisonment.
"We were able to tell him [we] spoke to President Biden and anxiously await hearing from the White House as the President promised. Trevor increasingly feels left behind, and it’s heartbreaking for us to hear that from our son, whose service we are so proud of," they said.
-ABC News' Conor Finnegan