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- Americans look charges for carrying ammo successful luggage
- Jailed men look minimum condemnation of 12 years successful prison
- One claims 'no recollection' of putting ammunition successful bag
(NewsNation) — Bryan Hagerich, Ryan Watson, Tyler Wenrich and Michael Evans were charged for collectively carrying 33 rounds of ammunition aft authorities recovered bullets they accidental were accidentally near their luggage.
Hagerich said he’s “absolutely terrified” astir the anticipation of situation time.
“We’re each human. We each marque mistakes,” Hagerich said during a Tuesday quality connected “CUOMO.” “It tin hap to you. For those that don’t deliberation it can, it surely can.”
Watson besides joined the speech connected “CUOMO,” sharing his recollection of the incident.
“I’ve ne'er flown with ammunition. I’ve hunted my full life. From the bottommost of my heart, I person nary recollection of ever putting the ammunition successful that bag.”
The politician of Oklahoma says helium is working down the scenes to assistance escaped the 4 Americans.
Gov. Kevin Stitt, during an quality Tuesday connected “Morning successful America,” called the charges against the 4 men, which includes 1 Oklahoman, “absurd.”
The men said the bullets were “unknowingly near successful a duffel container from a cervid hunting trip” that went unnoticed by airdrome authorities erstwhile they near the United States.
In Turks and Caicos Islands, which is simply a British territory, nary firearms, weapons oregon stray bullets are allowed. Local authorities strictly enforce firearms and ammunition-related laws.
Turks and Caicos said successful a connection that it is “the travelers’ work to guarantee their baggage is escaped of” weapons and ammunition, which is “strictly forbidden” without anterior permission.
The men could look a minimum 12-year situation sentence.
Stitt said helium has been speaking with the politician of Turks and Caicos arsenic good arsenic the British authorities successful an effort to bring the men home.
He is besides moving with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, respective senators and the State Department to assistance the men.
NewsNation’s Safia Samee Ali contributed to this report.
