Three U.S. governors are calling on Turks and Caicos authorities to release three American travelers currently detained on the islands after being charged with carrying ammunition in their luggage.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked Turks and Caicos Gov. Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam to “reconsider” the charges against the three Americans.
The travelers—Bryan Hagerich of Pennsylvania, Tyler Wenrich of Virginia, and Ryan Watson of Oklahoma—could face a minimum sentence of 12 years under the British Overseas Territory’s gun laws.
They were among five Americans arrested on the islands, including Michael Lee Evans of Texas and Sharitta Shinise Grier of Orlando. Ms. Grier was recently arrested on May 14.
“Like thousands of Americans each year, these individuals traveled to your beautiful territory recently for leisure,” the governors said in a May 14 joint letter addressed to Ms. Daniel-Selvaratnam.
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Governors Urge Return of 3 Americans Detained in Turks and Caicos for Allegedly Carrying Ammunition
- by: Aldgra Fredly
- 2024-05-17
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 05/17/2024
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