Catherine Rusoff
Another American who was arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands for possessing ammunition was sentenced to prison time and a $9,000 fine on Tuesday, local media reported. Tyler Wenrich was facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison on munitions charges in the British territory.
Wenrich was sentenced to three weeks in prison, which was covered by the time he served before being released on bail, according to local media. He will be free to leave the islands after paying the fine, which he must do by Sunday.
The Virginia paramedic and his father were arrested in April after two 9mm bullets were found in his backpack while he was trying to board a cruise ship. He pleaded guilty last week.
CBS News
Wenrich is the second American tourist to be sentenced this month for ammunition found in his luggage. Bryan Hagerich of Pennsylvania received a suspended sentence of one year and was fined $6,700 on Friday for 20 rifle shells found in his checked bag in February.
Hagerich was free on bail most of the time while his case worked its way through the court system, but he was not allowed to return home while on bail. Hours after he and his wife left the sentencing hearing in the islands, he was back in Pennsylvania hugging his two children.
“It’s the most difficult time of my life,” Hagerich told CBS News Pittsburgh on Friday. “You know, just being separated from your family, as a father, as a provider and not being that figure in your family’s life, it’s a really hard pill to swallow, but having these guys here now, that’s everything. “
Hagerich became roommates with a third American facing similar charges. Ryan Watson, a father of two from Oklahoma, was arrested in April as he and his wife attempted to leave the islands when four rounds of hunting ammunition were found in their carry-on luggage.
Watson was expected to plead guilty this week. His wife, Valerie Watson, said she was hopeful for her husband after seeing how Hagerich’s case was resolved.
“It’s very difficult with him being there,” Valerie Watson told CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave. “The kids are fine. Sometimes they really struggle.”
Meanwhile, Sharitta Grier, a grandmother from Florida, has a court date scheduled for July after she allegedly had two bullets in her carry-on luggage when she returned home from a surprise Mother’s Day vacation.
A fifth American who was also recently charged was allowed to return home for medical reasons.
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