Tyler Wenrich, American arrested in Turks and Caicos, pleads guilty to bringing ammunition day after lawmakers press for release [Video]

WASHINGTON — One of five Americans facing a possible 12-year prison sentence in Turks and Caicos for allegedly bringing ammunition onto the island pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to Turks and Caicos officials.

Tyler Wenrich, a 31-year-old American, pleaded guilty to two counts of ammunition possession during a court hearing on Tuesday morning, Dr. Angela Brooks, deputy director of public prosecutions in Turks and Caicos, told CNN.

Wenrich is one of five Americans arrested in recent months in the British Overseas Territory, where carrying firearms is prohibited.

The Americans carried the ammunition in their luggage “inadvertently,” according to American lawmakers, and now face up to a dozen years in prison.

Wenrich’s hearing comes on the heels of a push from a bipartisan group of US lawmakers who traveled to Turks and Caicos to press for their release …