A US father-of-two arrested in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was found in his luggage has narrowly avoided jail time and is set to be sent home imminently, his lawyer has said.
Bryan Hagerich, of Pennsylvania, has been given a suspended sentence of 52 weeks. His lawyer said he was expected to repatriated “by dinner time”.
Mr Hagerich was one of several Americans facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison on ammunition charges in the British territory.
On Friday, the judge found that the case had exceptional circumstances and that the lengthy sentence would be arbitrary, according to spokesperson Jonathan Franks. He will also have to pay a $6,700 fine, Mr Franks said.
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