ANOTHER American, 31, is arrested on Turks and Caicos after security found ammo in his bag during cruise ship stop - as heartbreaking pictures show new dad's wife and baby

Another American tourist is facing a decade behind bars in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was found in his luggage as he go off a cruise ship. 

Tyler Wenrich, 31, was charged on April 23 after the bullets were discovered at a security checkpoint, leading to his arrest by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.

It is unclear if Wenrich, who appears to have recently become a father, contested his arrest, and he and his wife did not immediately respond to attempts to contact them.

His arrest comes just weeks after Oklahoma father-of-two Ryan Watson was charged with the same offense, as a handful of deer hunting bullets were found in his carry-on after American TSA missed them on his departing flight. 

The Virginia man is a paramedic, according to his social medias, and his wife is a dental hygienist. The couple appear to have recently welcomed a child together 

Tyler Wenrich, 31, (pictured with his wife Jeriann) is facing a decade behind bars in Turks and Caicos after bullets were found in his luggage as he departed a cruise 

Wenrich (seen in his mugshot) was charged with ammunition possession 

He appeared before a Grand Turk Magistrate on Thursday and was taken into custody at the island's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and has a June 7 scheduled court date, reports Caribbean Loop News. 

Wenrich's wife Jeriann with their child 

It is unclear if he has been bailed out of custody. According to his Facebook profile, Wenrich is a paramedic and emergency medical technician, and lives in Virginia with his wife Jeriann, a dental hygienist. 

The couple appear to have recently welcomed a child together. 

Although local reports do not specify if Wenrich claimed he did not know the bullets - which were not accompanied by a firearm - were in his luggage, his case appears to have been triggered by similar circumstances to Watson's arrest. 

On the day of Wenrich's arrest, only the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship (pictured) entered Turks and Caicos' cruise port 

Watson was arrested on April 11 after a dream 40th birthday vacation with friends quickly turned into a nightmare as four loose hunting bullets were found on his carry-on luggage on his departing flight. 

The crime used to only carry a small fine, however Turks and Caicos lawmakers escalated the penalties in 2022 to mandate a 12-year minimum sentence. 

The surge in recent arrests also comes despite a warning sent out by US travel officials in 2023 in response to the updated law, alerting Americans to double check their luggage for loose bullets or firearms.  

After he was bailed out of jail, Watson had his passport seized by officials, and was trapped on the island alongside his wife Valerie - who faced the same charges until they were dropped Monday. 

Heartwarming footage captured the moment Valerie was reunited with their two young children in Oklahoma after weeks apart, but the family are still left in the dark about Ryan's fate. 

After weeks stuck on the Caribbean islands, cameras captured the moment Valerie was reunited with the couple's two young children in Oklahoma 

Ryan Watson (pictured with his wife Valerie and their two young children) is facing 12 years in prison in Turks and Caicos after a handful of deer hunting bullets were found in his luggage

In an interview before their first court hearing, Valerie said the possibility of facing 12 years in prison left her 'terrified' because they have two young children 

In an interview with the Today Show, Ryan said he 'can't set any kind of expectations on when I can be home to those kids', as he described his ordeal as 'the most awful thing I have ever lived through.' 

He said getting back to his children is 'and always will be, my ultimate goal.' 

As cameras captured Valerie returning home, she said it was a bittersweet moment as her husband's case remains in limbo.

'I've been thinking about this moment for a while, and I didn't know when it was going to happen. I was prepared to also be arrested yesterday,' she told KOCO.

'I don't know if I even have words to describe it, just getting to hold them again. It just filled my momma heart and made me so happy.

'It just gives me a lot of comfort knowing that I get to be here with them now, but my wife heart is still breaking because Ryan is not with me.' 

As Watson discussed his 'bonehead mistake' that landed him in hot water, he told CBS News before his first court hearing that his heart sank as soon as he saw the bullets, which he recognized from a recent white tail deer hunting trip.

'I recognized them and thought, 'what a bonehead mistake,'' he said. 'I had no idea that those were in there.'

Ryan said officials brushed off his pleas that it was a 'complete innocent mistake', amid questions as to how the bullets slipped past TSA on his departing flight from Oklahoma's Will Rogers World Airport. 

Ryan Watson and his wife Valerie (pictured together arriving at their Turks and Caicos vacation) spent weeks in Turks and Caicos, with Ryan's extended stay draining their finances 

Ryan and Valerie (right) were in Turks and Caicos for a birthday celebration with their friends, which Valerie said quickly 'went from what was supposed to be a dream vacation to a nightmare' 

Officials said they have launched a 'review' of the airport's screeners in response.  

'TSA is conducting a review at OKC, which was the originating airport,' TSA said in a statement, adding that it is 'aware' of the slip-up.

However, several investigations in recent years have uncovered a shocking lapse in TSA screening effectiveness, with undercover agents from Homeland Security easily slipping banned objects past screeners.

In 2017, ABC News reported that undercover agents found safety equipment or procedures failed over half the time, with a source revealing that the 'ballpark' failure rate was more like 80 percent.

A previous investigation in 2006 also found that fake bombs slipped past TSA screeners 75 percent of the time at Los Angeles International Airport and 60 percent of the time at Chicago O'Hare, reported USA Today. 

Despite their insistence that the ammunition was accidentally left from a previous hunting trip, Turks and Caicos prosecutors maintained that the crime is a serious offense in the nation.

Valerie said through tears that when she heard the mandatory sentence, she was 'immediately terrified, because we can't be in prison for 12 years, we have kids at home.'

She spent 11 days on the island facing charges alongside her husband, but saw her charges dropped on April 22 and was allowed to return to their family in Oklahoma.

Valerie said she is still fighting to have her husband released from his criminal charges, with several prominent Oklahoma politicians including Governor Kevin Stitt and Senator Markwayne Mullin also lending their support.

Watson's wife insisted the bullets were an 'innocent mistake', after they were missed by American TSA on their departing flight from Oklahoma 

As she fights to bring her husband home, Valerie said she has only made it through the ordeal because she believes 'God's still working and he's working through us' 

In a letter to Turks and Caicos officials on April 16, Stitt explained that Ryan is an 'avid outdoorsman', and that leaving the ammunition in his bag was an oversight, not an intentional attempt to break the law.

Senator Mullin's office has also said it has been in contact with Watson's family, and is working to secure his freedom and flight back home.

'We know that God's still working and he's working through us,' Valerie added.

Despite the outpouring of support, the couple said Ryan's extended stay and legal bills are financially and emotionally draining their family, which he said they may 'never recover from.'

A GoFundMe has been set up to help the couple with the costs, which at the time of writing had exceeded $106,000.

Ryan's social medias also show his passion for the outdoors, as he is seen riding horses and embracing his family in cowboy hats.