Another US Citizen Avoids Prison Time on Weapons Charge in Turks and Caicos

A second American has avoided further prison time on an ammunition charge in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Tyler Wenrich, 31, was sentenced to time served and a $9,000 fine on Tuesday. The Virginia resident was arrested in April after two 9mm rounds of ammunition were found in his backpack as he tried to board a cruise ship. He pleaded guilty in the case. The U.S. citizen received a three-week prison sentence but that was covered through time already served before he was released on bail. He faced a possible mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison. Mr. Wenrich was one of five Americans recently detained on a weapons charge in the British territory. He was on a trip for a bachelor’s party when the ammunition was discovered at a security checkpoint. He claimed that the ammunition was still in his bag from a visit to the gun range with friends....