Pastor Brunson was "detained" on October 2016, has lost 50 pounds since he has been held in the Turkish prison.
Here is a recent article in Al-Monitor, a respected news source in the Middle East.
Life sentence hangs over US pastor as Washington sizes up Ankara
It’s well past time to oust Turkey from NATO.
And right after we pull the last of the US troops from Turkey we should send them right back in to rescue this pastor and mercilessly kill every last one of the Janissaries who gets in the way.
Do not buy anything from Turkey. Be especially wary of cotton clothes in Walmart and Target as well as olive oil and obvious items such as dates and apricots.
I think they’re hoping to get us to trade Gulen for him.
Translation: “Take the Midnight Express”