( CNN ) -- A U.S. Marine Corps reservist jailed in Mexico for almost three months is said to be upbeat and healthy , according to two U.S. lawmakers who visited Sgt . Andrew Tahmooressi over the weekend . Republican Rep. Ed Royce of California , who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee , and Republican Rep. Matt Salmon from Arizona , chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee , traveled to Tecate , Mexico , on Saturday to meet with Tahmooressi . The decorated Marine has been jailed in Mexico on weapons charges since April 1 after driving his truck into Tijuana -- he says accidentally -- with three personal fire arms , including a shotgun , .45 caliber pistol and an AR-15 . All of the guns were legally registered in the United States . But in Mexico , firearm possession is almost completely illegal . Tahmooressi was said to be in good spirits , Royce said in a statement . A photo of Tahmooressi , standing in between the two lawmakers , was posted to the Twitter page of the House Foreign Affairs Committee . It showed what appears to be a healthy Tahmooressi with a slight smile on his face . `` After visiting with Sgt . Tahmooressi for the second time in two weeks , I remain confident that his situation is improving and will end with his release in the near future , '' Salmon said in a statement . `` His spirits remain upbeat and he has full confidence in his new attorney , '' he added . Tahmooressi is now on his third attorney , Tijuana-based lawyer Fernando Benitez , said his mother , Jill Tahmooressi . The first two defense attorneys were dismissed by the family after a conflict of how to proceed with the Marine 's legal defense , the family told CNN . `` Last week , Andrew was despondent because for a portion of it , he was without legal representation . We 're more optimistic now , '' his mother said in a phone call with CNN . But more than 80 days since he was first imprisoned , Tahmooressi 's defense still has not submitted evidence to the court to counter the prosecutor 's evidence , his mother told CNN . `` With Mr. Benitez on the case , it 's a good thing , '' she said . `` He 's a veteran Tijuana attorney not fearful to take on high-profile cases . His strategy is competent . '' Tahmooressi was initially held in Tijuana 's La Mesa Penitentiary for the first month . There , his family says , he was subjected to torture by the prison guards and inmates . `` He told me that he tried to kill himself [ while he was in La Mesa ] because they were going to torture him for information about our family , '' his mother told CNN . `` By the grace of God he did n't hit an artery [ when he tried to slice his neck ] . '' Now in El Hongo Penitentiary in Tecate , Mexico , about an hour and a half east of Tijuana , Tahmooressi is said to be doing well , according to his family . While U.S. lawmakers continue to work with Mexican officials , it remains unclear when Tahmooressi might have a court hearing .
Two U.S. lawmakers visit a Marine # ##hip in Mexico . They said that Lt . Andrew Tahmooressi is in ` ` good spirts '' Tahmooressi has been held on drug charges in Mexico since April . No court date or hearing for the Marine has been scheduled yet .