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Florida grandmother sentenced for having ammo in Turks and Caicos
Sharitta Grier went to the Turks and Caicos Islands on a surprise Mother's Day vacation that ended with her in custody instead of returning to Florida.
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Sharitta Grier went to the Turks and Caicos Islands on a surprise Mother's Day vacation that ended with her in custody instead of returning to Florida.
Tyler Wenrich was facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Bryan Hagerich was one of several Americans facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Florida grandmother Sharitta Grier talked about her experience being detained over ammunition found in her luggage while coming home from a surprise Mother's Day trip to Turks and Caicos.
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Monday's arrest brought the total number of Americans facing charges for ammunition possession in the British territory to five.
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police have arrested five Americans for bringing ammunition into the Caribbean territory.
Ryan Watson is facing a potential sentence of 12 years behind bars in Turks and Caicos after four rounds of hunting ammunition were found in his luggage.
The father of one now faces the potential of a mandatory minimum prison sentence of up to 12 years.
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