Last month, we told you about the curious case of Ryan Watson – the Oklahoma good ol' boy who stumbled upon an ingenious way to extend a Caribbean vacation for up to 12 years, when he inadvertently smuggled some bullets into Turks and Caicos.
Although there are probably worse places to experience a real-life episode of “Locked Up Abroad,” I guess Watson is getting tired of drinking Pina Coladas by the beach all day in a tropical paradise and is ready to get back home and see his kids.
To assist him in this measure, he’s called out Oklahoma’s White Trash Iron Man himself – US Senator Marcuswayne Mullin.
Instead of paratrooping onto the island with a backpack full of cash like he did in Afghanistan, or challenging the island’s Minister of Corrections to a battle in the Octagon, Markwayne went with a different approach – diplomacy.
Sadly, it wasn't successful:
I’ve just returned from leading a bipartisan CODEL to Turks & Caicos where we met with TCI government officials to discuss the five Americans being detained on the islands, including Oklahoman Ryan Watson.
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) May 21, 2024
We went in respectful of their sovereignty, and with an open mind…