TSA is investigating an Oklahoma airport after an American father if two, Ryan Watson, was arrested for having ammunition in a carry-on bag in Turks and Caicos and now faces 12 years in prison.
TSA is investigating an Oklahoma airport after security apparently failed to notice ammunition in a traveler's backpack that led him to be arrested in Turks and Ciacos. Ryan and Valerie Watson, the parents of two young children, were flying home from their island vacation, where they were celebrating a friend's 40th birthday, on April 12 when they were arrested at the airport because security found ammunition in Ryan's carry-on bag.
Ryan and Valerie 'had their lives turned upside down when they tried to return home, as local airport security found four rounds of ammunition unknowingly left in a duffbag from a deer hunting trip,' a description on the family's GoFundMe page states. 'It was not noticed by TSA when leaving America. Now, they are facing a legal system that is unfamiliar, daunting, and expensive that operates differently than the American Justice System,' the description continues.
Valerie Watson was released from jail in Turks and Caicos on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force confirmed Ryan Watson's arrest, saying the 40-year-old Oklahoma resident appeared in magistrate court, when he was charged with one count of ammunition possession.
The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas issued a travel alert in September 2023 telling Americans not to bring ammunition to the islands. 'TCI authorities strictly enforce all firearms related laws,' the alert states. 'The penalty for traveling to TCI with a firearm, ammunition, or other weapon is a minimum custodial sentence of twelve years.
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