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Indiana missionary family who fled the US due to COVID mandates is arrested on the Caribbean island of Dominica after cops seized a gun and ammo from their 40ft shipping containerBy KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 02:17 EST, 30 December 2023 | UPDATED: 02:24 EST, 30 December 2023
A family of Christian missionaries from Indiana who moved to the Caribbean island of Dominica to escape COVID vaccine mandates is finding the dream destination to be less than ideal.
Jason and Jennifer Grogg moved with their four kids to Dominica in 2021, but were arrested alongside two of their teen daughters this spring after police found a handgun and ammunition, which they say was accidentally packed in a shipping container with their other belongings from the US.
The father, 44, pleaded guilty in the case, in a deal that saw charges dropped against his wife and daughters, but now faces new charges, with his family out of funds to return to the US, the Indianapolis Star reported on Friday.
'We left the United States for a very particular reason when it came to the COVID nonsense,' Jason told the outlet. 'But we also saw very clearly this is the path that God was wanting us to take for purposes unknown.'
The family also left America because of their displeasure with the expansion of LGBTQ rights, according to self-published newsletters of their travels reviewed by the Star.
More:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12911917/Indiana-missionary-family-fled-COVID-mandates-arrested-Caribbean-island-Dominica-cops-seized-gun-ammo-40ft-shipping-container.html
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Jason and Jennifer Grogg in Prison on Firearms Charge in Dominica, Faces Fine
Photo of Barbara Barbara 27th April, 2023
An American national who is currently in custody for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, Jason James Grogg, said he shipped the weapons to Dominica by mistake. He said he packed the weapons into a container in the United States but didnt intend to ship them to Dominica. His lawyers are asking for a monetary fine instead of a prison sentence.
Jason Grogg and his wife Jennifer have been remanded at the Stock Farm Prison until May 5th. They are jointly charged with the trafficking of firearms.
The fact of the case is that police authorities executed a search warrant on Groggs Mahaut home on April 17 where they found a large cache of firearms and ammunition. He agreed that the weapons belonged to him and that he did not have a license for firearms. Upon further inquiries, he told police officers that he was the owner of a 40-foot container placed in a church compound in the community.
The police obtained a warrant to search the container the next day, and with the help of customs officers, moved the container to the port where they discovered more firearms and ammunition. A search of Groggs daughter Hannah also yielded firearms and live ammo. He and his wife Jennifer and four children aged 18, 16, 14, and 12 were arrested and placed in custody before arraignment in court.
Below is a list of the weapons seized from Jason Grogg:
120 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition
17 rounds of universal 20-gauge Winchester ammunition
45 rounds of .9mm ammunition
One 57mm M16 spent shell casing
Three 20mm M21A1B1 spent shell casing
Three 20mm projectile
One 37mm M63 projectile
One .9mm Glock 19 pistol
Three .9mm 15-round capacity magazines, and
Four 30-round capacity 5.56 magazines
More:
https://www.dom767.com/news/jason-grogg-says-he-shipped-firearms-to-dominica-accidentally-faces-fine/
Jason Grogg
Man of God!
flying_wahini
(8,008 posts)He travels with his own arsenal. Hmmmm. Sounds like he should have know where it was.
The crate looks packed for shipping. Lock his ass up.
WhiteTara
(30,159 posts)and maybe a few other places, but not in an authoritarian country.
IbogaProject
(3,648 posts)And in the end he could have sat where ever he was originally and just waited out the mandates. Employment is another issue, but again that all basically became moot only places like hospitals and the like could mandate being vaccinated. What a fool. Just the stupidity of moving with out the funds to sustain being there. The worst part is they will crawl back and try and get onto our miserly dole of SS benefits. Sorry dude crossing international boundaries require care to not bring things like that.
ret5hd
(21,320 posts)and your families.
Dont fight it
accept.
Get on your knees and thank your Gawd for the opportunity to serve him in this way.
nocoincidences
(2,317 posts)crazy Christian look in his eye. Like a robot high on Jesus.
CurtEastPoint
(19,179 posts)nocoincidences
(2,317 posts)There it is in both of them. That Stepford look. What the Brits call Doolally.
Judi Lynn
(162,384 posts)Or, would you prefer a daytime meeting, opening your front door and seeing them standing on your doorstep with those expressions.
World's loudest hinge-ripper!
tanyev
(44,511 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,588 posts)Lovie777
(15,006 posts)protect them from the original people?
COVID have no preference.
malaise
(278,054 posts)Man of God - NOT
RAB910
(3,954 posts)Glad they left our country
IbogaProject
(3,648 posts)They will get deported and the USA will pay to repatriate them and then they will have a formal hold on their passports until they pay those costs off.
revmclaren
(2,613 posts)Let's all turn our pages to proverbs AK:47.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)Hope they stay away. That's 2 less votes for the Orange Dump.
LuckyLib
(6,891 posts)just in case.