US tourists face 12 years in prison for accidentally bringing ammo to
Caribbean island
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U.S. tourist faces 12 years in prison after bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos
An Oklahoma man faces up to 12 years in prison on a Caribbean island after customs officials found ammunition in his luggage. Ryan Watson traveled to Turks and Caicos with his wife, Valerie, to celebrate his 40th birthday on April 7. They went with two friends who also turned 40. The vacation came to an abrupt end when airport staff found a Ziploc containing bullets in the couple's carry-on luggage. Watson said it was hunting ammunition he had accidentally brought with him — but a strict law in...
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American tourist facing possible 12 year prison sentence after ammo found in luggage in Turks and Caicos
Valerie Watson returned to Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport in tears on Tuesday morning in a drastic departure from how she imagined her long weekend trip to Turks and Caicos would end.Watson is home, but her husband, Ryan Watson, is in jail on the island and facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years behind bars after airport security allegedly found four rounds of hunting ammo in his carry-on bag earlier this month."We were trying to pack board shorts and flip flops,"...
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Loved ones of Richmond man facing 12 years in prison abroad speak out in support
Family, coworkers and friends of Tyler Wenrich, a Richmond man who faces a minimum 12-year sentence for allegedly bringing ammunition onto Turks and Caicos during a cruise, are speaking out in support of their loved one.