{"id":2230860,"date":"2024-04-26T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-man-faces-12-years-in-prison-after-accidentally-bringing-ammunition-to-turks-and-caicos\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:58:49","slug":"oklahoma-man-faces-12-years-in-prison-after-accidentally-bringing-ammunition-to-turks-and-caicos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-man-faces-12-years-in-prison-after-accidentally-bringing-ammunition-to-turks-and-caicos\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma man could serve 12 years in prison for unintentionally carrying ammunition to Turks and Caicos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foklahoma-man-faces-12-years-in-prison-after-accidentally-bringing-ammunition-to-turks-and-caicos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230860&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Oklahoma man, Ryan Watson, potentially faces 12 years \u2062in a foreign prison for accidentally carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to America?\">ammunition<\/a> in his \u200dcarry-on luggage to the Turks and Caicos Islands. While celebrating his \u200c40th birthday trip with his wife and friends, Watson \u2062was detained in the British territory after security found\u2063 deer hunting rounds in his possession. The Oklahoma man, Ryan Watson, may be sentenced to 12 years in a foreign prison for inadvertently bringing ammunition in his carry-on bag to Turks and Caicos. On a birthday celebration trip\u200d with\u2064 his wife and friends, Watson\u2064 was\u2063 detained in the British\u2064 territory \u200cwhen security discovered\u2063 deer hunting rounds in his possession.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oklahoma<\/a> man is facing 12 years in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign prison<\/a> after he accidentally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>brought<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ammunition<\/a> to the Turks and Caicos Islands in his carry-on luggage.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Watson is detained in the British overseas territory, where he, his wife, and some friends were traveling to celebrate Watson and others\u2019 40th birthdays, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/trending\/man-faces-12-year-prison-sentence-accidentally-taking-ammunition-into-turks-caicos-airport\/LTKUE5HRPNGWHBCHNQOFQE7KSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to a report.<\/p>\n<p>After spending time in Turks and Caicos, Watson and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nypd-rookie-who-gave-lt-lap-dance-feels-it-would-have-stayed-in-house-if-man-did-it\/\" title=\"WATCH: NYPD Rookie Who Gave Lt. Lap Dance Feels 'It Would Have Stayed In-House' if Man Did It\">wife attempted<\/a> to fly home on April 12 but were stopped when security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">officials<\/a> discovered at least four deer hunting rounds inside a Ziploc bag in Watson\u2019s carry-on.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas <a href=\"https:\/\/bs.usembassy.gov\/travel-alert-do-not-bring-firearms-ammunition-to-the-turks-and-caicos-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"states on its website\">states on its website<\/a> that it strictly enforces the law that states, \u201cFirearms, ammunition, and other weapons are not permitted in the Turks and Caicos Islands.\u201d The penalty for being caught with such items is \u201ca minimum custodial sentence of twelve (12) years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson claimed he had forgotten about the ammunition after a previous hunting trip, and officials with the Transportation Security Administration appeared to miss the rounds when they left the United States, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you realize what it was, in the back of my mind, I was thinking it was me and that I had too much liquid or my perfume bottle was too big or something,\u201d Watson\u2019s wife Valerie said. \u201cAnd they showed us what it was, and immediately, my heart just sank, and I had a pit in my stomach. We are in a foreign country, and I don\u2019t know what their rules and laws are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypically, he keeps his ammo with his rifle case. So, maybe it was an afterthought. He threw it in, and it was obviously lost in there,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was a terrible, terrible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-reckless-gov-newsom-condemns-states-such-as-texas-for-reopening\/\" title=\"\u2018Absolutely Reckless\u2019: Gov. Newsom Condemns States Such As Texas For Reopening\">terrible mistake<\/a> we were unaware of. Had no idea it was in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ryan and Valerie Watson were detained before appearing in court on Monday. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-bring-the-watson-family-home-detained-abroad?qid=8f72c3b9acc3cca83ebfb3ecf96061ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"online fundraiser\">online fundraiser<\/a> to cover their legal fees has raised more than $189,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All charges against Valerie Watson were dropped, but Ryan Watson was charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-florida-man-stole-2-6-million-in-covid-relief-funds\/\" title=\"How a Florida Man Stole .6 Million in COVID Relief Funds\">possessing ammunition<\/a> and taken to jail.<\/p>\n<p>He made bail, but he cannot leave the territory because his next hearing is slated for June 7, according to the report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Oklahoma man, Ryan Watson, faces 12 years in a foreign prison for inadvertently carrying ammunition in his carry-on to Turks and Caicos. 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