Oklahoma airport under TSA microscope after Turks and Caicos jails dad found with ammo

TSA is investigating an Oklahoma airdrome aft information apparently grounded to announcement ammunition successful a traveler's backpack that led him to beryllium arrested successful Turks and Ciacos.

Ryan and Valerie Watson, nan parents of 2 young children, were flying location from their land vacation, wherever they were celebrating a friend's 40th birthday, connected April 12 erstwhile they were arrested astatine nan airdrome because information recovered ammunition successful Ryan's carry-on bag.

"We are alert of an incident successful Turks and Caicos involving a U.S. national and mention you to nan State Department and rule enforcement authorities successful Turks and Caicos for much information," nan management said. "TSA is conducting a reappraisal astatine OKC [Will Rogers World Airport], which was nan originating airport."

The State Department did not instantly respond to an enquiry from Fox News Digital.

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Ryan and Valerie Watson were arrested successful Turks and Caicos connected April 12 aft land airdrome officials recovered ammunition successful Ryan's carry-on bag. Ryan faces up to 12 years successful prison. (GoFundMe)

Ryan and Valerie "had their lives turned upside down erstwhile they tried to return home, arsenic section airdrome information recovered 4 rounds of ammunition unknowingly near successful a duff[le]bag from a cervid hunting trip," a explanation connected nan family's GoFundMe page states.

"It was not noticed by TSA erstwhile leaving America. Now, they are facing a ineligible strategy that is unfamiliar, daunting, and costly that operates otherwise than nan American Justice System," nan explanation continues.

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A Turks and Caicos tribunal confirmed that Ryan Watson was granted $15,000 bail connected Tuesday for nan ammunition possession charge (Turks and Caicos police)

Valerie Watson was released from jailhouse successful Turks and Caicos connected Tuesday. On Wednesday, nan Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force confirmed Ryan Watson's arrest, saying nan 40-year-old Oklahoma resident appeared successful magistrate court, erstwhile he was charged pinch one count of ammunition possession. 

He was besides granted $15,000 bail and has since been released nether nan information that he does not recreation extracurricular nan islands without nan court's permission, he surrenders his passport, he reports to nan Grace Bay Police Station connected Tuesdays and Thursdays and he resides astatine a circumstantial address.

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The U.S. Embassy successful nan Bahamas issued a recreation alert successful September 2023 telling Americans not to bring ammunition to nan islands.

Ryan Watson was granted $15,000 bail nether nan information that he does not recreation extracurricular nan islands without nan court's permission, he surrenders his passport, he reports to nan Grace Bay Police Station connected Tuesdays and Thursdays and he resides astatine a circumstantial address. (Getty Images)

"TCI authorities strictly enforce each firearms related laws," the alert states. "The punishment for walking to TCI pinch a firearm, ammunition, aliases different limb is simply a minimum custodial condemnation of 12 (12) years."

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The embassy further stated that Americans should "carefully check" their luggage "for stray ammunition aliases forgotten weapons earlier departing for TCI."

TSA recommends travelers statesman packing each travel pinch a wholly quiet container aliases suitcase to guarantee they do not look consequences for having items deemed forbidden successful overseas airports. Since November 2022, 8 Americans person faced "firearms prosecution" for "inadvertently having ammunition successful their luggage," according to nan Second Amendment Foundation.