{"id":1322,"date":"2024-05-24T16:00:14","modified":"2024-08-30T13:49:41","slug":"fetterman-statement-on-bryan-hagerich-release","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/fetterman-statement-on-bryan-hagerich-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Statement on Bryan Hagerich Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Today, a Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) judge announced a 52-week suspended sentence for Bryan Hagerich of Somerset County, PA. Hagerich, who had been detained in TCI for approximately three months for inadvertently carrying small amounts of ammunition in his luggage, will be released today and is set to return home to Pennsylvania. Senator Fetterman released the following statement in response:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is great news. Bryan is coming home to his family. It was an honor to meet Bryan and the other detained Americans in TCI this week.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we met with TCI officials a few days ago, they made clear that they wanted this situation resolved. They recognized that Bryan and the other detained Americans are not gunrunners \u2013 they are just people who made a mistake. I\u2019m grateful that the judge recognized that the right thing to do was to send Bryan home. I\u2019m also grateful to the U.S. State Department which has been a critical partner in bringing Bryan home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hopeful that TCI expedites the rest of these cases and that the other detained Americans will soon be released and reunited with their families as well.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hagerich is one of five Americans detained in TCI for carrying small amounts of ammunition in their luggage. Senator Fetterman\u00a0last weekend<\/a>\u00a0traveled to Turks and Caicos to meet with the detained Americans and discuss their cases with TCI officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false}}