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RIVERTON, Utah - A Utah family says their loved one is behind bars in a foreign country, accused of a horrific crime.

Venezuela's Interior Minister says Josh Holt is tied to a political assassination.

During a news conference, Venezuelan officials detailed Holt's experience with weapons and referred to him as "The Gringo."

According to KSTU, Holt was arrested on April 30 after traveling to Venezuela to marry a woman whom he met online.

"So he's basically being punished for falling in love," Laurie Holt, Josh's mother, told KSTU.

She says the 24-year-old had just returned from a two-year mission with the LDS church, adding that he would never commit the crimes he is accused of.

Now, the family is working to gain support from politicians to help bring her son home.