US EditionU.S. tourist facing jail in Turks and Caicos for possessing ammunition is released
- American Bryan Hagerich avoided prison time in Turks and Caicos despite being caught with ammunition. He will return to the U.S. after paying a fine.
- Hagerich was given a one-year suspended sentence and a $6,700 fine, with the possibility of no prison time if he remains trouble-free.
- Hagerich, who forgot about the ammunition in his luggage, expressed relief to be returning home to his children.
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Turks and Caicos releases US tourist arrested for ammo in luggage
Turks and Caicos released an American man who was charged for bringing 20 rounds of ammunition in his luggage to the Caribbean islands, according to court documents released Friday. Bryan Hagerich, a Pennsylvania father of two, was arrested in February while on a family vacation. In Turks and Caicos — a British territory — firearms,…
American who carried ammunition in Turks and Caicos gets suspended sentence; fate of others unclear
In the Caribbean island territory, possession of firearms or ammunition carries a minimum 12-year sentence, though the law allows judges to impose a reduced sentence under “exceptional circumstances.”
American is flying home after getting suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) — An American arrested in the Caribbean for illegally carrying ammunition is returning to the United States after receiving a suspended sentence of one year and a fine of several thousand dollars. A Turks and Caicos Islands government spokesman said Friday that Bryan Hagerich was free to leave the islands after paying the fine. Hagerich lives in rural Somerset County in southwestern Pennsylvania. He’…
Fetterman helps free American detained in Turks and Caicos over ammunition in luggage - Washington Examiner
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) celebrated that one Pennsylvania detainee has been released by authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands after accidentally traveling with ammunition. Bryan Hagerich, 39, has spent three months detained in the island territory since officials discovered ammunition in his luggage that he had accidentally packed. It is against the law for anyone in the country to own, discharge, or carry unlicensed ammunition or firear…
American is flying home after getting suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) -- An American arrested in the Caribbean for illegally carrying ammunition received a suspended sentence Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Turks and Caicos Islands, and his spokesman said he was flying back to the United States.
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American is flying home after getting suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) — An American arrested in the Caribbean for illegally carrying ammunition received a suspended sentence Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Turks and
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