Third American arrested in Turks and Caicos for allegedly having ammunition
A third American tourist has been arrested in Turks and Caicos for allegedly bringing ammunition to the island. The Virginia man is facing up to twelve years in prison after officials at a security checkpoint found two bullets in his suitcase.
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Father of a one year old doesn’t know where his ammunition is
THANK YOU!
Doesn't even need to be a father. All these "responsible" gun owners in the suburbs are reckless
@@rbae not as reckless as the daily murders by the 13 % in the inner city. Wow 2 bullets in a bag he uses for work that probably gets put away.
This is gonna get ugly!
Aren't they full of lead? 🤨
Blaming TSA for your bad decision.
That's the running game these days, blame someone else. Don't take accountability.
Yeah. Two things can be true at the same time - a guilty defendant and a TSA failure. I think he would have preferred that TSA was effective, then he would be under scrutiny in the US rather than T&K.
@@naturistfred Sounds like t'RUMP.
@@naturistfred How would you like them to "take accountability". Does that mean them talking to local authorities there and saying "yep, just lock me up for the full 12 years, i messed up, let my kids grow up without a father because of my harmless mistake."? Do you know how stupid this sounds? like ok they messed up, but this is completely ridiculous and so many people in these comments attitude shows that they're just soulless.
@@thekamotodragon-I don't know if he's soulless or not, but his comment sure is. And mean and stupid.
1:26 None of this would have happened if your husband did not have bullets in his bag. Lady, accountability. Try it out.
Exactly, I was having sympathy for her until she tried to blame this all on the TSA.
Yeah, caught that myself. Nice touch.
This chick serious 🤣
He should try accountability. He is the one that did it, do you even know what accountability is? Blaming HER for HIS mistakes is exactly what accountability is NOT.
Witch hunt like we’ve never seen before 😂
No ma'am, don't blame TSA for your husband's error. That's on HIM.
if he had used the bullets to do harm to someone you all would be questioning how he got by TSA.
@@kountrygunz2032 Both can be true.
@@myheart3972 Both are true.
You’re missing the point. Yes it was his mistake; however, if the TSA can’t detect ammunition and weaponry, then we have a serious problem.
If TSA found it then it was still in America Obviously a foreign country found it because its not racist to enforce laws of those entering their country
American gun owners a little to comfortable with their toys
Just because you're an anti gun woos doesn't mean the rest of us need to be
Who travels on vacation with bullets? This is insane.
You're absolutely correct!!
@@naturistfred I have zero sympathy for them.
@@valentinetarangojr.616Thry made a mistake.
What an ignorant thing to say, blaming it on TSA. Tyler is exceptional. Exceptionally stupid.
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Haha you got that right.
Exactly
Somebody is clearly setting these men up though. TSA is probably involved.
Definitely a possibility
Should the TSA change their diapers too? Grow up and take some responsibility people.
😂😂😂😂😂👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
What's the point of the TSA? Good argument for abolishing this nonsense altogether. It appears they regularly fail to do what they claim they're paid to do. Since it doesn't make Americans safer, the government might as well abolish the security theater and give the funding to more useful agencies. Border protection comes to mind for example.
TSA is supposed to have explosive sniffing technology that can alert to the slightest trace of gun powder. Not a time to be complacent with the way things are today.
💀 😂💯
You're asking if the TSA should change his diapers and you're telling him to grow up??!!??? lol....Oh.....ok....
Oh well. Don’t be irresponsible. Other countries don’t care about your precious 2nd amendment
Wow. You sound so dkhded like
@@davidwright873 He sounds like a normal human being.You don't.
@@valevisa8429 Oh....ok.....my bad....lol
@davidwright873 😂😂 Yeah, your bad. Our laws mean nothing to foreign countries. 🙄
@@davidwright873- No, you sound like a dkhd. No other country cares about our laws.
GUYS WHY DO YOU NOT HAVE A DEDICATED RANGE BAG!?!? Let’s not be putting ammo in random bags, especially ones you fly with.
Some people don't care to treat their weapons with the respect they deserve that's how another man got caught with a loaded gun at an airport because he used the same bag for both travel and his range bag.
Seriously. It's like I get to my dream holiday destination and find sweaty workout gear in my bag, except illegal.
Thank you. I have special rifle bag and range bag for my pistols. Sheer stupidity to use the same bag for your weapons that you take to school, work, travel. etc. It would be so easy to get things mixed up. People have no common sense anymore.
And secure your ammo when you’re done. Put your things away properly. Even a child knows that.
I feel you I don't like guns. They are needed. But I hate when people don't follow safety rules.
This is the guy yelling about the borders then goes and breaks the law in another country 😮
The wife even says it: these people think they’re the exceptions.
When did being stupid become an excuse for breaking the law??
So when you make a mistake an end up in trouble I should just laugh at you?
Are you saying Trump's legal defense won't hold? Oh no!
@@askani21🤣🤣
Being white 😂😂
Well it has always been an attempted excuse, just not an effective one. 🤣
MAGAs blaming TSA on their ridiculous behavior.
Have you forgotten about the Washington State representative getting arrested in Honkong ? He wasn't MAGA ,,, but I might want my homeland great
They always blame everyone but themselves
It's ridiculous.
Looks like they can be cell mates. LOL!
Technically it is TSA’s fault for not finding them
Oh lady stop blaming the TSA.
Bullets should not be such a casual thing to you that you can forget about it in your bag. Americans are way too lax about guns and ammunition.
Are they, though?
@@jebby16 Obviously.
Tell me in very great detail all the horrible things that can result from having a stray bullet. I know it is scary for you, but you can do this be strong. Go on, tell me about the horrors you see in your head as a result of that stray bullet.
@@TonicofSonic Well the guy is looking at 12 years in prison in a foreign country... So I'd say that, genius. It's so funny how easily one can identify actual gun owners and wannabe pro-Second Amendment bonobos like yourself. Ask mommy to hold your hand the next time you find yourself stumbling into the comments section, okay bud?
Say it again, Americans are deaf!
Irresponsible owner lol how do you not know there’s bullets in your luggage?
Two fricking bullets? Those could slip in at any moment
@@jaydavi948 slip in at any moment? lol bullets don’t just fall open the zipper. . land and then close the zipper back up. And they’re traveling to another country with different laws they should be throughly checking luggage.
@@jaydavi948their country and their rules, go argue with your mother if you wanna complain.
@@jaydavi948 why wouldn't you land in Thailand or Malasia with some weed on you boya? 😁
@@jaydavi948yeah, if you're irresponsible, which in that case you shouldn't have a gun
I'm a liberal with firearms... I know exactly where my ammo is . LOCKED UP IN A GUN SAFE WITH MY WEAPONS ..💙
@@atticusfinch3931I suspect you often find yourself baffled...
@@str8ballinSA by idiots like you yes
@atticusfinch3931 sounds like you're up to no good with that attitude.
Oh really? But your still unsure of what bathroom to use
@@bigfishy7816 We can all agree to use your mouth as a bathroom.
Sorry lady but he is not exceptional
sounded exceptional to me. 1 mistake doesn't take away from a lifetime of community service.
He’s a father of a young child, so yes he is exceptional.
@@StarLight-sl9ok hahahah there are people who have had kids that done even know they have kids, how does that make you exceptional, he is exceptionally stupid for being ammo to a country where they will pick you up for 12 years
@@StarLight-sl9ok this incident could have saved his child’s life, dude doesn’t even know where he has ammunition, one year old could have found it and swallowed it, and if he is so careless with small explosives then what else is he careless with, does he have swords handing on his walls and tasers stuck in the couch cushion
@@thekamotodragonYes, it sure does. Enjoy a decade in Caribbean prison! 😂
Oh, the ENTITLEMENT of the wife, blaming the TSA. Americans need to understand that other countries don't want our gun culture imported in! So they have strict laws against both guns and ammo.
If you can't keep track of your ammo, you don't deserve a weapon.
So now they are blaming US TSA. How ridiculous. Yes US TSA should have caught that but it’s also the responsibility of the travelers to check their own luggage. I don’t feel sorry for them one bit. And the fact that he’s a first responder well that makes it even worse because he should know better.
Agree. Two things can be true simultaneously. TSA failed and he is guilty.
do you feel bad for their families and kids who will grow up without a father for 12 years for a harmless mistake? these comments are baffling.
@@thekamotodragon laws are laws and no one should be above the law. It’s not our fault their families will get left behind. Just because he’s a father and a husband and a first responder he should get a free pass. It’s his mistake he’s the one that let his family down not us. The fact that he’s a first responder he should have known better. People go to prison all the time so why should this be any different? I travel to other countries and I study the laws there. People need to take responsibility for their actions.
And according to her, the bag he took was one he used for his EMS equipment. What is up with that??? Why have a personal gun and ammo in your professional work bags???
@@kamikazekid94 again..."take responsibility", please think about how dumb this sounds practically. You're saying these guys should sit in prison, deprive their families of their dads, for 12 years for a victimless, harmless crime when most murders don't usually get that much time. This is delusional thinking.
So this has happened to two other guys and he was stupid enough to not check his bags? It is not TSA’s fault. Their own carelessness is to blame.
Three men bringing ammo into a foreign country in three months. It just goes to show you how irresponsible gun owners can be.
American culture problem
I have never once accidentally taken a bullet anywhere
You can't do whatever you want in other countries. Why wouldn't you thoroughly check your luggage before you leave to another country if you know that you normally carry ammunition in that bag, to make sure you don't have ammunition in it?
Some people accidently forget cocaine in their bags when traveling as well
i can legally consume cannabis where i live. i’m not traveling with sticky green, end of. why are gun nuts like this
What was that like?
I wonder what all of these responsible gun owners thought of Britney Griner's imprisonment?
Good point...they wanted her to stay in jail let's see if they keep that same energy.
Respect other countries.
yahhhh Hallo .....FYI, Laws in diff country doesnt apply for American citizen !
Say that to invading illegals
@@Majikdiva Yeah they do apply. Just like American laws apply to foreign citizens visiting the USA.
Palestine citizens be like “uhhhh”
@@user-wt5bf4rw7eSo youre saying the US doesnt let people in the country illegally? They also dont give the illegals money and housing?
Sooo .. they have loose ammo and children. 💙
So what? What are the kids gonna do swallow it?
@@Leviathan762-zh4lq you do realize bullets can discharge if dropped hard enough. They are not toys. They shouldn't be laying loose in luggage rolling around on each other. Do you even know what bullets are made of?
@shondrawhite9317 no they don't you need another needle like metal to strick the primer so you have no idea what you're talking about
Soon Americans will pass a mandatory background check to have babies. In case the babies might play with the ammo, guns, rocket launchers and grenade boxes they have lying on the floor in every room. Gotta protect those weapons from the babies.
@@askani21you should ban 2A. It is not making America safe and is killing a lot of you.
She blames tsa for her husband's stupidity.
Emergency equipment as a paramedic includes ammunition? Don't blame American TSA. Don't do the sob story that his kid won't grow up with his dad. I get it, mistakes happen, but for something like AMMUNITION, how can you not consider making sure that is cleaned out of your bag before leaving on a trip?
Going on a boys’ trip with a one year old at home. Father of the year.
Family Values am I right?😂
One guy doing it as an "accident" maybe but 3 guys in the last 3 months? Come on....🙄
once is an accident, two is coincidence, thrice is ENEMY ACTION!
Exactly...
Exactly something isn't clean in the milk
8 since 2022. I find it very hard to believe these were all mistakes.
Another news expanded on this, but the old laws used to make exceptions for tourist where if they were found with contraband they would just have to surrender it and pay a fine. The problem is it was happening so often the country got sick of it & decided to crack down. So the story isn't uncommon, people were just used to getting away with it.
They are going to have to enforce the 12 year prison sentence at this point to show that their laws are not a joke.
Americans stunned that some countries actually have enforced penalties and tough laws. Its actually funny. Liberal policies in the US for a decade have been sending a message that you can get out of anything or depending on who you are you can skate by and never go to jail.
White tailed deer planted it
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😂😂😂hilarious
Americans just think they can do whatever they want. When you in another country, follow their rules and laws ! The same applies to others visiting the USA !
HEY MAGA! CHECK YOUR LUGGAGE!!!
People coming across border with Fentanyl be like “why, we come to the USA they let us right in”🙄🙄🙄
@@jonnyfendi2003 Sinaloa cartel investigation led agents to California cop accused of transporting 104 pounds fentanyl ur pos blue lives matter buddy are bringing it the overboard
Always someone else to blame… jezzz
Blame the TSA …. Nice try- have fun in a foreign prison 😮😮
Wishing prison on someone over a couple bullets is a nasty thing
@@Commonsensepreps 320 Million Americans 340 Million Guns ~ these people are Wacked.....
@@Commonsensepreps no they broke the law they need to do their time. Every single day of that 12 year sentence needs to be served. No one is above the law. All responsible gun owners should be on board with this man doing his time.
@@Paula-ps1vi you're high
@@Paula-ps1vi no one is above the law except the Democrats I vote for
Something so serious nobody can overlook when packing a suitcase.
what is their house like if ammunition can just tumble into their luggage? what does this even mean, did the shawarma just fall into their mouth during Ramadan
play stupid games win stupid prizes!
One question. Why take ammunition to a vacation?
F R E E D U M B
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Ignorance is no excuse.
I would agree, but come on, 12 years in prison for accidentally being in ammunition!? Way too harsh.
Thier country thier laws.
@@aminyashed8044 that doesn’t mean I can’t call it out for being ridiculous
Am I supposed to feel sorry for this person?
Anyone else want to try to break the law abroad?
Lots of illegals are breaking our laws
What is the big problem with starting your trip with an empty suitcase, a suitcase you have checked to be sure it is empty? Is that really so hard to do? I totally empty my bags after every trip. It can be done. These guys are not so smart, but they definitely don’t deserve prison for their stupidity.
Shame on them. Incredibly irresponsible and unsafe not to know the location of your ammunition. These prison sentences may have saved their children's lives.
You cant accidentilily put bullets in your suitcase.
Thoughts and prayers
Hahahahahahaha well played 😂😂😂
How hard is it to not bring ammunition on vacation?
Good.....put him jail....
I say the same about illegal immigrants
I am so sorry , you are not in USA.....Diff country have diff law you know !!!!! You better learn a life lesson !
So she's not taking blame for ensuring that they check their bags before they left home? The entitlement.
Tipical American dope white privilege
I thought gun owners were responsible and didn't need any legislation. Except now they actually blame the TSA.
For someone working in emergencies and healthcare- You'd expect them to be meticulous in everything but an oversight like that? It's strange.
KNOW the LAWS of where you're vacationing...
If they forgot where the ammo was, then they wouldn’t have any reason to know. Let me ask you this, when you’re vacationing, do you research every law in that country? I highly doubt it.
@@glenistergrotj3022Yes
@@glenistergrotj3022 The ones that will put me in prison for a decade...Yes.
Do these people tie their own shoes???
Velcro
TSA dnt check bags anymore? Also a responsible gun owner should knw where their bullets are.
They might ask child protective services to examine their home and determine if they are subjecting the child to unsafe living conditions.
1:18 none of this would have happened but for the luggage owner had ensured the bag did not have amunition. The TSA is not responsible. He is.
How is this on TSA? I think if I was on vacation and getting ready to head home after all the recent news, I’d be sure to triple check my bags before heading out. This punishment does not fit the crime, however TSA didn’t plant these in the bag, pretty hard to blame them.
This is how wife’s are getting rid of horrible husbands !😂
The usual suspects.
Only one of 2 times you can say that
@@NIcholasparker88 false. There’s at least 4 of these cases so far.
Yeah, I have a CCW and I don't travel with ammunition. If you cannot take responsibility for your ammo, that's ON YOU!
None of this would have happened if you would respect the laws of other countries.
Can't imagine what we'd find in-between their sofa cushions or under their car seats.
I cannot believe people blame others for their carelessness.You must abide by the countries laws that you visit.😊
These guys deserve to be in jail. They were stupid and irresponsible and disrespected the laws of the country they were visiting. The wife, blaming TSA is ridiculous! They are government employees, not your personal valets. These entitled people need to learn a lesson.
Do the crime do the time. Seems like a really easy task to not travel with ammo. Don't blame TSA for your poor judgment.
Why do all these individuals carry loose ammunition in their suitcases, as if it were loose coins or candies? Ammunition is expensive. How can they be so careless. Normally ammo should be stored away from heat or humidity, which can ruin it. But this incident proves that TSA is useless.
TSA: Thousands Standing Around.
Im not sure how you can possibly forget something like that. You are well aware of where you are going and what you are carry. Furthermore for you not to double check tobegin with, thats nothing more than negligence. Your problem!
She's blaming someone other than her husband and herself for not thoroughly checking their luggage prior to entering the airport before departing the USA? My, my, my - feeling just a little bit entitled, are we? Other countries don't have a sense of humor with Americans violating their firearms laws. In some sense its a good reason not to visit those countries. An example of no sense of humor with firearms and entering another country: back in 1992 a Laredo (TX) Police Officer chased a stolen car onto the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge headed toward Mexico. It is a crowded one way bridge - once on the bridge you can't just turn around mid-bridge. He shut down his pursuit, turned off the siren and lights and went with the traffic flow intending to U-turn at the other end and return to the Texas side from Nuevo Laredo, MX. The two police departments work together frequently on common issues so he didn't foresee a problem. Nope! He was arrested by Nuevo Laredo PD and the Federales (Tamaulipas, MX), booked and jailed for "armed incursion" into Mexico. It took a few days of negotiation for his release to be secured. I find it odd that she was deflecting by stating her husband is a paramedic and forgot about the ammo in the suitcase. I don't see the nexus between paramedic and ammo. However, if random items associated with his work as a paramedic end up in a suitcase it could just as easily have been a vial of a narcotic/controlled substance. The outcome in that case would not be very different. Check your damned suitcases thoroughly before packing up for any flight but especially to another country. As the State Department Travel Advisory states, if you take a firearm and/or ammo into Turks & Caicos, even accidentally, and are caught you will be arrested and jailed, you will face 12 years in prison and the State Department will not be able to secure your release.
Wow the comments have me shocked. On Twitter their blaming the black Caribbean government making racist statements but these are just normal fact filled👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
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Plot twist: Foreigners are jailed for the same crime when held in the USA.
3 less votes for Trump in November is all I heard which is a win in my book.
How'd that cocaine get there??? 🤣🤦🏻♂️
Are they smuggling ammo abroad? Maybe they forgot where they hid all the ammo in their bags. There are a lot of wars right now, ammo has a lot of value.
I used to travel internationally, on a regular basis, as a member of an emergency medical team. I am a hunter and gun guy. I had separate bags for my international deployments specifically for this reason. A single stray round in a fold or random pocket can lead to big problems.
Please don’t do this while going to Jamaica. You won’t survive in jail or prison😂
Why would you travel with a gun?
They didn't you have hearing problems?
He didnt
Lock the wife up for being absolutely entitled... IT'S YOUR FAULT, not the TSA.
None of this would have happened if you had checked your own bags.
Three oversights for ammo in 3 months. That’s a pattern.
They only caught 3 Probably more.
Bingo
I see a pattern😂😂😂
Yep
Taking no personal responsibility. Blaming TSA. Do you know where your guns are?
I’m relieved to hear it’s a mistake and not the “planting of bullets scam” to get money out of tourist.
lol it’s NOT TSA’s fault. It’s your fault. Take responsibility.
It’s all white guy? 😂 something is. Going on here
Americans are used to seeing only black men and immigrants getting arrested? Is this a racist thing again?
In what world you're carrying ammunition to abroad 😂
If they don’t decide he’s exceptional then he’s going to jail
This is sincerely unfortunate. Going forward, let the wife pack your luggage....
Blaming TSA is pretty dumb, but it's kinda suspicious that this same incident happened in the same place three times in a row? Oh well, hope they're great at playing basketball
Clear your bag before you travel.
OMG blaming TSA for own negligence
Waaaaaaaaa
Lol
Hopefully his admission of guilt in carrying ammo as a restricted item warrants lifetime no-fly ban and prosecution pursuit of that alone.
I wonder if the ammo between the cases has anything in common
The Democrat's loving this Americans arrested in another country
Magas cheering Americans being arrested by American police just for free speech about genocide.
Showing how vindictive they are
Cuz of BG. They are up her butt.
These Americans are exceptional people.