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One oklahola Grandmother faces jail sentence Bahamas when he was found to have a gun, She said she forgot to go in car,
A gofundme Established for 69-year-old Mary Robinson when she forgot she had a .380 pistol with her purse While in Florida she boarded the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship to visit the Bahamas with her 12-year-old son, who is adopted.
The Daily MailIt was reported that when she boarded at Fort Lauderdale, security did not carry guns; However, while she was in Nassau for an excursion, a gun with four bullets was found in her purse.
Robinson was traveling with a friend who agreed to look after her son while he was taken to jail.
Robinson’s granddaughter, Gracie Exendine, created a GoFundMe and said a miracle is needed.
“She went on a cruise for her adopted son Johnny’s 12th birthday. She is 69 years old and on her trips she usually brings some kind of protection but usually leaves it in the car because you’re not allowed to bring it on board,” Exendine wrote.
“Well, by mistake he didn’t leave it, and when checked in the Bahamas it was found in his bag, and he was arrested.
“If she is fined and released, I will have to give her $10,000 to pay the fine or she will go to jail in the Bahamas.”
Attorney Bjorn Ferguson said the gun was a gift from Robinson’s aunt more than 50 years ago The Daily MailAnd he was legally licensed to carry it in the US
“She just forgot she had a gun and I’m told she has a touch of madness,” he said.
Ferguson said Robinson was locked up in Nassau’s Central Police Station for two days, surrounded by “very aggressive rats.”
Carrying an unlicensed gun and ammunition in the Bahamas carries a default sentence of 24 months; However, when Robinson pleaded guilty, Magistrate Lennox Coleby Sr. agreed to spare her jail when she agreed to pay an $8000 fine.