andrea nakono has more on the berkeley man that ended up behind bars ark broord and what he said the moment he was back on american soil tonight. >> how good he must feel tonight. he was arrested on october 20th. according to his family, charges never filed in his case. in fact, they were forced to pay a ransom and they could barely afford it. after months of negotiations between the two countries, he was finally freed and he is giving us a glimpse of what he experienced the last couple of months. >> reporter: towering at 6'10 family members call him a gentle giant. he landed thursday night in texas. >> free at last, free at last, thank god almighty, free at last. very emotional, exciting, grateful. >> reporter: he did not share specific details but held without formal charges being filed and not allowed to see an attorney. >> incarcerated held in venezuela, kidnapping, extortion, detained and in jail. >> reporter: his arrest came days after the biden administration imposed crippling oil sanctions on the government. during the hard times he had to go to a spiritual place. he acknowle