American reunited with family after escaping jail sentence in Turks and Caicos

Bryan Hagerich hugged his children for the first time in 101 days after landing in Pittsburgh. He had been facing up to 12 years in jail for bringing 20 rounds of ammunition to the Caribbean island while on vacation but a judge suspended his sentence.
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[@greggreg2263]

The moral of the story is check your bag for friggin ammo!!!!!!!!!

[@ebyim]

Your get-out of jail free card is the US govt.

[@coleengoodell7523]

This is heartwarming. Praise God that he's back with his family where he belongs.

[@keithss67]

Why was he traveling with ammunition?

[@zuzauramek9850]

Double Standards. He should be in jail.

[@irinadavid6107]

Yayyyy!!! I’m so happy for them.

[@theresehopkins1581]

🥳🎉🎊🍺🍻🥂🥳🎉🎊🍺🍻🥂🥳🎉🎊 🥳🎉🎊 WELCOME HOME!!! 🥳🎉🎊 🥳🎉🎊🍺🍻🥂🥳🎉🎊🍺🍻🥂🥳🎉🎊

[@Bob-bb3ur]

The moral to the story is stay in America. It's dangerous enough here.

[@reecom9884]

The Turks and Caicos Island government “Mandatory 12-yrs sentence!” “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Inigo Montoya, Princess Bride. In the Turks and Caicos, extraordinary circumstance to avoid a mandatory 12-yr sentence is; “I was on vacation and just careless and didn't check my luggage”. Much ado about nothing! Everyone goes home after paying a fine!

[@юсяюзиков]

А ДЕТЯМ ТО И 10 ЛЕТ НЕТ, А ПАПКИ 12 ЛЕТ НЕБЫЛО, ОТКУДА ДЕТИ ВЗЯЛИСЬ- ВЕТРОМ НАДУЛО ?

[@ebyim]

I guess being a dumb traveler and being careless about your luggage is an "extraordinary circumstance".

[@Bluelock149]

American privilege 😂