Richmond man arrested in Turks and Caicos is granted bail, family relieved 

He’ll go home when the lawyers make their money.

Why?

Those people in prison broke the law

Because a mistake is a mistake and intent is intent. This is predatory and irrelevant.

Not saying he should stay there, but these are the risks one takes when traveling overseas and not carefully checking everything in your luggage like the possibility of ammunition being there

Respectfully, the United States judicial system has historically placed less emphasis on the 'intent' of individuals when imposing sentencing, regardless of whether the individual in question is American or not. In this context, his intent is not a determining factor. Furthermore, in 2023, US travel officials issued a warning to American travellers to be vigilant about checking their luggage for loose bullets or firearms. Given this advisory and recent incidents involving other Americans encountering similar issues, his failure to conduct proper research about the destination. or thoroughly inspect his belongings, including their bags, cannot be used as a defence.