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American arrested over ammo in Turks and Caicos gets suspended sentence
Michael Lee Evans of Texas faced a potential prison sentence in the Turks and Caicos Islands over seven 9 mm rounds that were found in his luggage.
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Michael Lee Evans of Texas faced a potential prison sentence in the Turks and Caicos Islands over seven 9 mm rounds that were found in his luggage.
A Turks and Caicos judge has handed an American arrested over ammunition in his luggage a suspended sentence. Ryan Watson returned home to his family in the U.S. on Friday night. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
Ryan Watson, an American who pleaded guilty in Turks and Caicos over ammunition found in his luggage, was given a suspended sentence of 13 weeks in prison and a $2,000 fine Friday, Watson's spokesperson said. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
Ryan Watson was arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands in April after four rounds of ammunition were found in his bag.
Lawmakers in Turks and Caicos have amended their firearms law, removing the mandatory 12-year prison sentence that a handful of American tourists faced after allegedly bringing ammunition to the country by mistake. The change comes ahead of Oklahoma man Ryan Watson's sentencing under the law. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
Another American who was facing 12 years in prison after ammunition was found in his luggage in Turks and Caicos is set to return to the U.S. Tyler Wenrich, 31, was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay a $9,000 fine.
Tyler Wenrich, an American arrested in Turks and Caicos for having ammunition in his luggage, was sentenced to time served and a $9,000 fine, avoiding a 12-year mandatory minimum sentence in the British Territory. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Tyler Wenrich was facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Another American charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos seemingly by mistake will be sentenced Tuesday, days after a U.S. man was given a suspended sentence in a similar case. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
Bryan Hagerich, who was arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands in February, returned home to western Pennsylvania on Friday.
An American man who pleaded guilty to bringing 20 rounds of ammunition into Turks and Caicos will not have to serve jail time. Bryan Hagerich, 39, received the good news Friday during a sentencing hearing. CBS News Pittsburgh reporter Jessica Guay has the latest.
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A judge in Turks and Caicos ruled that Bryan Hagerich, a Pennsylvania man arrested in the British territory for possessing ammunition, will not have to serve a mandatory minimum of 12 years in prison and will get a suspended sentence. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Bryan Hagerich was one of several Americans facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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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.
The ordeal continues for five American tourists facing 12 years of prison time in Turks and Caicos for allegedly having ammunition in their luggage. Jacqueline Charles, Haiti and Caribbean correspondent with the Miami Herald, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
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Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police have arrested five Americans for bringing ammunition into the Caribbean territory.
Ryan Watson, an American tourist detained in Turks and Caicos after officials there discovered ammo in his luggage, is speaking out. Watson, who is out on bail after being arrested, tells CBS News he was not aware of the ammo in his possessions.
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.
An American man has been arrested in Turks and Caicos after bullets were found in his luggage. This is the second such case this week, and the fourth in recent months.
Another American has been arrested in the Caribbean territory of Turks and Caicos after ammunition was allegedly found in his luggage. The Virginia man is the fourth American detained under similar circumstances in the last several months. Kris Van Cleave has more.
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