American tourist jailed for allegedly bringing ammunition to Turks & Caicos

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  • čas přidán 28. 04. 2024
  • Tyler Wenrich, 31, was on a cruise ship last week celebrating a friend’s bachelor party when police say they found bullets in his backpack after a stop in Grand Turk.
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Komentáře • 75

  • @user-mc6tr1vp2v
    @user-mc6tr1vp2v Před 16 dny +50

    Just sloppy. Doing international travel with the same luggage they use to go hunting, and apparently just throwing the clothes in the bag without looking.

    • @ShinjiKataoka
      @ShinjiKataoka Před 15 dny +1

      Break the laws of foreign country, you win stupid prizes

  • @leighannsoles8432
    @leighannsoles8432 Před 16 dny +21

    I think there are thousands of children growing up without fathers because those fathers broke laws, got caught, and are in prison.
    Why is the guy any different?

  • @pittdog231
    @pittdog231 Před 16 dny +11

    Anyone who unknowingly has a gun or ammo with them, should never be let near a gun or ammo.

  • @kennethlui2268
    @kennethlui2268 Před 16 dny +29

    Other countries have their own laws. Respect them.

  • @vincem2759
    @vincem2759 Před 16 dny +24

    This isn't a Turks & Caicos issue??? MOST countries punish for this.

  • @darcyhamilton4861
    @darcyhamilton4861 Před 16 dny +39

    What an irresponsible gun owner.

    • @dpelpal
      @dpelpal Před 16 dny +2

      He should be PROSECUTED by the police there.

  • @topendbailey6915
    @topendbailey6915 Před 16 dny +26

    Woe is me. Don’t commit crimes in foreign countries.

  • @davidharrington5413
    @davidharrington5413 Před 16 dny +27

    How do you "accidentally" bring ammunition with you? I travel everywhere. You are always told the rules for each travel destination. This is just another case of US residents feeling like they can do whatever they want in other countries.

    • @leohorishny9561
      @leohorishny9561 Před 16 dny +2

      Agree, but then, they face zero consequences doing this IN America, so there’s zero awareness of the issue.🫤

    • @leighannsoles8432
      @leighannsoles8432 Před 16 dny +4

      @@leohorishny9561 and that is arrogance.

    • @ShinjiKataoka
      @ShinjiKataoka Před 15 dny +1

      ​@@leighannsoles8432 exactly!

  • @ianbattles7290
    @ianbattles7290 Před 16 dny +33

    A responsible gun owner does not "lose track of" their ammunition.

  • @grandcalia8988
    @grandcalia8988 Před 16 dny +31

    American tourists, WAKE UP! You do not have the same "anything goes" protections that you enjoy at home.

  • @steelguitarunionhall
    @steelguitarunionhall Před 16 dny +8

    If you have ammo in random bags, maybe you are asking to be jailed.

  • @davemathews7890
    @davemathews7890 Před 16 dny +8

    This is what happens when Americans assume that every sovereign Caribbean nation is merely an adjunct of Florida where the servants won't speak English.

  • @carsokk
    @carsokk Před 16 dny +4

    Keep him in jail. It will send a message to other idiots.

  • @ericeandco
    @ericeandco Před 16 dny +6

    Dope should be in jail. He broke their laws. On a side note, if you can’t secure your ammo when you’re done you shouldn’t own a weapon.

  • @leohorishny9561
    @leohorishny9561 Před 16 dny +6

    How to say: ammunition is too cheap, without saying ammunition is too cheap.🤨

  • @TravisDoesKayakFishing
    @TravisDoesKayakFishing Před 16 dny +6

    I like how when this happens it's always "it's so sad and tagic" people literally assume they didn't intend to take this stuff with them on their word alone. That's not a valid defense for anyone.

  • @AwesomeBabyBoomer
    @AwesomeBabyBoomer Před 16 dny +4

    You know stupid is a stupid does. I have traveled, and I have traveled a lot. I have never been detained in any country for ever doing anything illegal.
    And why is that? It is because I read up on the country's laws before I go and I make sure that I fine tooth everything I'm taking to make sure I'm not violating any of their laws.
    It's that simple.

  • @wwilson7594
    @wwilson7594 Před 16 dny +5

    You may be entitled in the United States, other countries do not care about your entitlement. They hate us anyway, please act responsible.

  • @reecom9884
    @reecom9884 Před 16 dny +11

    "She flew to Australia with a Subway sandwich. She was fined $1,844...How a chicken footlong became ‘the most expensive sandwich ever’ and went viral on TikTok" ...The mistake cost Jessica Lee 2,664 AUD, the equivalent of about $1,844..." 20 July 2022 The Washington Post. She failed to declare she had food when entering Australia in her carry-on, which was also unintentional! You need to know the laws of the country you are visiting!

    • @rb239rtr
      @rb239rtr Před 16 dny

      who doesnt know they bought a sandwich at the airport and flew with it?

    • @cindosha1
      @cindosha1 Před 15 dny

      Who travels 22 hours to Australia with a sandwich in their bag and thinks they are going to eat it after 12 hours??? Stoopid

  • @tlhommedieu
    @tlhommedieu Před 16 dny +7

    boohoo.

  • @MichelleCarithersAuthor
    @MichelleCarithersAuthor Před 16 dny +2

    invading and disrespecting will come back to haunt you where ever you go

  • @rayleighg9235
    @rayleighg9235 Před 16 dny +6

    You go to jail for 12 years just because you forget to take out or mistakenly bring ammo. Geez is it really hard to double check all your bags before travelling

  • @2112acj
    @2112acj Před 15 dny +2

    How often do people leave ammunition in his or her luggage when travelling?

  • @teslaspectro44
    @teslaspectro44 Před 15 dny +2

    Keep him in jail

  • @april6214
    @april6214 Před 14 dny +1

    How do you not inspect your luggage compartments, especially for a trip out of the country? I tend to overpack, but I dig around the zippers and pockets of my suitcase or duffle to make sure I’m not carrying dead weight like old toiletries or old receipts.

  • @heathersmith6416
    @heathersmith6416 Před 16 dny +1

    The mother is correct, the little boy shouldn’t have to grow up with out a father but sadly for the young boy, his father is a criminal in a foreign country

  • @TheCommunicationCoach
    @TheCommunicationCoach Před 16 dny

    Everyone who travels internationally should be required to watch Midnight Express.

  • @justinsternhagen4698
    @justinsternhagen4698 Před 16 dny +1

    Weird how a bunch of hunting guys just happen to have bullets? Look like ex military? Mercenaries?

  • @reecom9884
    @reecom9884 Před 16 dny +5

    Michael Grim dodged a bullet, since the new 12-year minimal wasn't on the books yet.

  • @katerinagiannioudi401
    @katerinagiannioudi401 Před 11 dny

    Dont feel the least sorry for them.
    Time for Americans to know that other countries have other laws!

  • @rafaelquinones222
    @rafaelquinones222 Před 16 dny

    Tell u want fresh start
    Without telling me
    She's free!!??!!

  • @supersaiyan6556
    @supersaiyan6556 Před 16 dny

    Actions have consequences for Careless mistake

  • @Aussie_Hawaiian_boy
    @Aussie_Hawaiian_boy Před 16 dny +2

    I’ll Said it again play stupid games win stupid surprises double check your luggage before you go and check rules. This is what you get when you vote for Trump you get punished.

    • @CliftonBowers-pc2xu
      @CliftonBowers-pc2xu Před 16 dny

      They the ones that made whete us didn't get involved any more..used too ..

  • @ac61900
    @ac61900 Před 16 dny +1

    It sucks but.. how is this just a thing. But he is most deserving of a consideration.

  • @polloloci21
    @polloloci21 Před 2 dny

    🎶 now you a single mom 🎶
    🫣

  • @doogiehowser4481
    @doogiehowser4481 Před 12 dny

    And I'm proud to be an American where T&C keeps me free. And I won't forget their security who gave that right to me. And l'll proudly sack up next to them for locking up those who pack. Cuz there is no doubt I love their laws. God bless the T&C.

  • @ohfrfr
    @ohfrfr Před 16 dny

    LMFAO.

  • @joeyrinard6997
    @joeyrinard6997 Před 16 dny +1

    Smells like cia

  • @jocosus3
    @jocosus3 Před 16 dny

    #FreeDumb

  • @tommygunn3210
    @tommygunn3210 Před 16 dny

    Anyone acting like they would never leave anything in their bags that wouldn't pass through security is a fool. This is a failure by the TSA. If they had done their jobs effectively, the bag wouldn't have made it on the plane!

    • @derrickthompson5846
      @derrickthompson5846 Před 12 hodinami

      Maybe it was a Black guy at TSA trying to get a little payback, you will pay those reparations one way or another. 😂

  • @SamanthaJaneJames
    @SamanthaJaneJames Před 16 dny +1

    Turks and Caicos is off the list. Obviously a mistake. I will just go to Barbados or Jamaica instead.

    • @davemathews7890
      @davemathews7890 Před 16 dny +8

      OK, Karen. I hate unreasonable countries that won't allow Americans to smuggle guns and ammo across their borders.

    • @ahsanurr4219
      @ahsanurr4219 Před 10 dny

      Ok boomer 🤣🤣 We will still go to Turks and Caicos

  • @HemiLenoel-je3lx
    @HemiLenoel-je3lx Před 11 dny

    U Americans think u can do wat ever u want where ever u want..

  • @Bidenisacriminal-ch2dp

    I think I would be on the airlines side if the guy possibly had a weapon with him but beans he didn't have a weapon and they were just two or three rounds that he forgot to take out of his luggage I don't see a big deal that they're making about this

    • @fintan9218
      @fintan9218 Před 16 dny +7

      Countries have laws and you need to abide by them. Something tells me if he had a bag of marijuana youd have a very different point of view.

    • @leighannsoles8432
      @leighannsoles8432 Před 16 dny +5

      It is NOT the airline,, did you not listen? The country has a law banning ammo and guns. He brought ammo in.

    • @rb239rtr
      @rb239rtr Před 16 dny +4

      because as far as the T and C police know, he had already sold the rifle to someone else already. Re the T and C law, :Possessing a gun or ammunition is prohibited in Turks and Caicos. Ir sounds like T and C got royally pissed off at foreigners bringing illegal guns and ammo into their country, so they stiffened the penalties.

    • @davemathews7890
      @davemathews7890 Před 16 dny

      Typical MAGA fuzzy thinking.

    • @Bidenisacriminal-ch2dp
      @Bidenisacriminal-ch2dp Před 16 dny

      @@rb239rtr
      I get it how much money is this man going to make off three rounds maybe four rounds $4 maybe $6 at best this isn't a perfect world some people may make mistakes when they're packing their luggage and not really look around in every corner just to see to it that they may or may not have three or four rounds tucked away somewhere