Tyler Wenrich, a 31-year-old Virginia man, was arrested after ammunition was found in his luggage in Turks and Caicos while on a Royal Caribbean cruise
Three American tourists are detained on Turks and Caicos Islands for violating a strict firearm and ammunition law that carries a minimum 12-year sentence
Tyler Wenrich, 31, of Virginia is the latest American tourist charged with possession of ammunition in the Turks and Caicos Islands.have also been charged. All three are fathers and are facing possible mandatory minimum 12-year prison sentences after they say they accidently left ammunition in their bags from previous trips.
"He boarded the airplane, went to Florida, got through security and got through security on to the ship," Michael Wenrich said."When he left the ship to explore the island with his friends and came back, you go through security, and that's where they found two rounds in the bottom corner or whatever of his backpack. And they immediately took him into custody."
After our series of reports on Americans detained on Turks and Caicos for possession of ammunition, U.S. officials say they will investigate how it made it through airport checkpoints in the first place. "We understand this is a very serious situation, but we also know that the guy that you have is a special type of human being who we're going to help in any way possible," said Blanton Marchese, CEO of Emergency Services Solutions Inc."Tyler's done nothing but serve the community that we live in with honor.""It's hard to comprehend. First, having your son in a foreign prison is mind-blowing and scary.
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