Sharitta Grier, a Floridian charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, has remained on the islands since her arrest during a Mother's Day trip in May.
Sharitta Grier , a Floridian charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos, has remained on the islands since her arrest in May.Grier told ABC News following her sentencing that she was "very happy" to be going home.She was fined $1,500 and given a 23-week suspended sentence during a sentencing hearing on Thursday.
When asked if she had any advice for others traveling out of the country, Grier said, "Check their luggage. You know, just be careful. Be very careful, because the other states, all the countries, got different homes. So that's very serious."Grier pleaded guilty to one count of possession of ammunition. She had been released on $15,000 bail following her arrest and ordered to remain in the Caribbean territory until the completion of her case.
While it is legal to fly in the US with unloaded firearms and ammunition in checked baggage, according to the Transportation Security Administration, taking firearms or ammunition into Turks and Caicos without prior permission from police is "strictly forbidden." Even so, the "amendment was introduced to address concerns about the rigidity of the previous sentencing framework, which mandated both imprisonment and financial penalties for all firearms offenses, regardless of the specific context or severity," House of Assembly member Edwin Astwood said in a statement.
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