A $1,500 fine and a 23-week suspended sentence were imposed on Thursday for the sixth American who had been arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands in recent months due to ammunition found in her backpack, the court reported.
Florida grandma Sharitta Grier took an unexpected Mother’s Day trip to the British territory, but as she attempted to return home, police discovered two gunshots in her carry-on bag and placed her under arrest.
She said to reporters during the sentence hearing on Thursday that when she got back to Orlando, she would make sure to spend time with her family and friends and eat soul food.
Grier declared, “I’m just excited about everything, ready to get back home to my family and my grandkids,” prior to her anticipated Thursday afternoon departure from the islands. “It’s been a long time coming, but, you know, God is still good. I’ve seen the hand of God move during this whole journey, so I’m satisfied.”
She claimed that during her weeks-long stay on the islands, people gave her food, housing, and assistance.
“It was like strangers reaching out at me and like just blessing me out of nowhere, so I could really see the hand of God,” she stated.
