US college students arrested abroad fight to get home after passports seized: 'Done nothing wrong'

The 2 American assemblage students arrested successful Denmark pursuing an alleged quality with an Uber operator are facing yet different hurdle overseas arsenic they effort to instrumentality location to the United States. 

Owen Ray, a 19-year-old studying astatine Miami University successful Ohio, and his person person reportedly had their passports seized by Danish authorities, pursuing their merchandise from situation connected Monday. 

"We stay profoundly acrophobic that Danish authorities person confiscated his passport and volition not let him to instrumentality to the United States – thing we recognize is antithetic successful Danish tribunal proceedings," Ray’s parents, Andy Ray and Sara Buchen-Ray, said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. 

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Owen Ray smiles successful an undated photograph. Ray and his person were arrested successful Copenhagen Airport aft an alleged quality with an Uber operator portion traveling for outpouring break. (Courtesy of the Ray Family)

The 2 friends were enjoying a outpouring interruption travel erstwhile they called an Uber connected March 31, according to Ray’s family. When the operator arrived, Ray realized helium had entered the incorrect destination code and reportedly asked to beryllium taken to a antithetic hotel.

The operator declined to instrumentality Ray and his person to the caller determination and the brace exited the conveyance portion canceling the ride, triggering a cancellation fee, according to a household spokesperson. 

The brace began walking toward the edifice portion calling a replacement Uber. Minutes later, the archetypal operator began pursuing Ray and his friend, threatening to telephone the constabulary and claiming helium had not received payment, a household spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

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A screenshot shows the receipt for the alleged Uber thrust that resulted successful an altercation betwixt Owen Ray, his person and an Uber driver. The 2 assemblage students person been charged with elemental battle and are presently being detained successful Denmark. (Courtesy of the Ray Family)

Ray reportedly told the operator to telephone the authorities, insisting they had done thing incorrect and that the operator was paid. 

"We said, 'We've done thing wrong. We've done thing wrong.' He past started an altercation with us," Ray told "Good Morning America" connected Monday. 

However, the concern reportedly escalated into a carnal altercation earlier the brace escaped and returned to their hotel. 

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Passengers are greeted astatine Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport by a motion speechmaking "Welcome to Copenhagen Airport." (Steffen Trumpf/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

The adjacent morning, Ray and his person arrived astatine Copenhagen Airport and were arrested by Danish authorities. The 2 friends were charged with elemental battle and appeared successful tribunal aboriginal that day, a Copenhagen constabulary spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

"We were some conscionable precise shocked astir the information that we were being arrested implicit this incident," Ray said. "We had done thing wrong." 

Ray and his person were sentenced to an archetypal 10-day, pre-trial detention arsenic the probe remained ongoing. However, their sentences were subsequently extended until April 24. 

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Owen Ray smiles successful an undated photograph. Ray and his person were arrested successful Copenhagen Airport aft an alleged quality with an Uber operator portion traveling for outpouring break. (Courtesy of the Ray Family)

On Monday, the friends were released aft spending 2 weeks successful a Danish prison, but person been ordered to cheque successful with authorities regular aft having their passports confiscated, according to Copenhagen police. 

"Since they are inactive charged successful the case, it is modular process to confiscate the passports until the tribunal hearing," a Copenhagen constabulary spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

Their adjacent tribunal proceeding is acceptable for April 24. 

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"The facts marque wide that Owen is the unfortunate successful this case, and we impulse Danish officials to let him to instrumentality location to the United States without delay," Ray’s parents said successful a statement. 

The incidental was reportedly captured connected the Uber driver’s dashcam and has been entered into grounds successful the case. 

"The information of everyone who uses the Uber app is simply a apical priority, and we instrumentality reports of unit precise seriously," Uber said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "The operator reported to Uber that helium was assaulted by 2 riders who were aboriginal arrested by Danish police." 

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Owen Ray smiles successful an undated photograph. Ray and his person are charged with elemental battle pursuing a quality with an Uber operator portion the brace were traveling successful Denmark. (Courtesy of the Ray Family)

Ray’s Denmark-based lawyer did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment. 

"We are alert of media reports of 2 U.S. citizens detained successful Denmark," the U.S. State Department said in a connection to Fox News Digital. "Staff astatine our embassy successful Copenhagen are providing consular assistance. The Department has nary higher precedence than the information and information of U.S. citizens abroad."

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Miami University successful Ohio did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

"I conscionable anticipation that Denmark and the ineligible authorities present are capable to – and the U.S. authorities tin assistance america and bash what they tin to assistance america beryllium released by Easter, truthful I tin beryllium location with my family," Ray told "Good Morning America."

"I deliberation the champion lawsuit would beryllium for the Danish constabulary and the authoritative to driblet the lawsuit astatine this point, due to the fact that we're wholly innocent, and for them to instrumentality america our passports and let america to caput backmost to the United States."