Ignoring coronavirus quarantine lands Georgia teen in Cayman Islands jail
Skylar Mack pleaded guilty and got four months for going out after only two days and removing a tracking device. She attended her boyfriendâs water sports competition.
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The Cayman Islands, a British territory in the Caribbean south of Cuba, are a popular destination for vacationing Americans because of the pristine waters, lavish beach resorts and aquatic activities such as scuba diving, snorkeling and deep-sea fishing. [ Times (2004) ]
By Tribune News Service
Published Dec. 20, 2020
ATLANTA â An 18-year-old college student from Loganville was sentenced this week to four months in a Cayman Islands prison after pleading guilty to violating a strict COVID-19 quarantine mandate in the Caribbean territory, according to several news reports.
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Skylar Mack, 18, of Georgia, and Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, of the Cayman Islands, have been in prison since Tuesday, when the ruling was issued
They were sentenced to four months in prison after their original sentence was overturned
Jeanne Mack, Skylar Mack s grandmother, shared that the family was very disappointed in the teen but felt that officials want to hang her for this
Mack, who is enrolled as a pre-med student at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, arrived in the Cayman Islands on November 27
She was supposed to undergo a two-week quarantine as mandated by the government, which electronically tracks anyone who arrives
US college student jailed in Cayman Islands for violating COVID-19 rules
Teen sentenced to 4 months in prison
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Skylar Mack, 18, and Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, face charges over violations of coronavirus safety laws in the Cayman Islands. (Facebook Profile Pictures)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A U.S. college student and her boyfriend have been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands for violating strict COVID-19 measures following a recent ruling that will be appealed, their attorney said Thursday.
Skylar Mack, 18, of Georgia, and Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, of the Cayman Islands, have been in prison since Tuesday, when the ruling was issued. They had both pleaded guilty, but their attorney, Jonathon Hughes, said he will argue for a less severe sentence next week.
Cayman Islands jails Georgia college student in coronavirus case
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A U.S. college student and her boyfriend have been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands for violating strict COVID-19 measures following a recent ruling that will be appealed, their attorney said Thursday.
Skylar Mack, 18, of Georgia, and Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, of the Cayman Islands, have been in prison since Tuesday, when the ruling was issued. They had both pleaded guilty, but their attorney, Jonathon Hughes, said he will argue for a less severe sentence next week.
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