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Mom asks for prayers for daughter's Turks and Caicos arrest for 2 rounds of ammo in luggage, 5th American facing 12 years in prison
The arrest of Edmond resident Ryan Watson and four other Americans in Turks and Caicos has sparked a social media outcry, with potential implications for the island's summer tourism season.
An Orlando woman is the fifth person to be arrested in Turks and Caicos amid an ongoing problem in the island nation with American tourists getting arrested and detained, stuck abroad.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt requested that Turks and Caicos drop ammo charges against tourists Bryan Hagerich, Tyler Wenrich and Ryan Watson.
Sharitta Shinise Grier, 45, of Orlando, and her daughter were both arrested, though the daughter was later released.