John VanDyke had been in solitary confinement since March . He was held in the Libyan town of Tripoli . He was freed Wednesday along with hundreds of others from a prison in Tripoli . The Baltimore Sun is a freelance journalist and writer .
Matthew VanDyke had been in solitary confinement since March . He was arrested in the Libyan city of Brega . He was freed Wednesday along with hundreds of others from a prison in Tripoli . The Baltimore resident is a freelance journalist and writer .