Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who returned home to the U.S. earlier this month, was celebrated Sunday in his hometown of Princeton.

Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison for espionage but was released Aug. 1 in a prisoner swap.

People in Princeton gathered for a party to welcome him home.

News 12 New Jersey's Tom Krosnowski was in attendance.