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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts)
Sat Dec 30, 2023, 04:29 PM Dec 2023

Indiana missionary family who fled the US due to COVID mandates is arrested on the Caribbean island of Dominica after co

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 container

  • Jason and Jennifer Grogg moved with their four kids to Dominica in 2021
  • They were arrested after police found a handgun and ammo in their possession
  • Jason pleaded guilty and paid a fine but now faces a separate customs charge

    By 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 didn’t 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 Grogg’s 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 Grogg’s 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!
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    Indiana missionary family who fled the US due to COVID mandates is arrested on the Caribbean island of Dominica after co (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2023 OP
    Throwing down my bullshit flag on this "good man". flying_wahini Dec 2023 #1
    white male christian privilege only works here. WhiteTara Dec 2023 #9
    That country is merely saying that those munitions are illegal there IbogaProject Dec 2023 #13
    obviously Gawd has decided your life's fate... ret5hd Dec 2023 #2
    He has that nocoincidences Dec 2023 #3
    yep, both him and Mrs. Especially her CurtEastPoint Dec 2023 #4
    Oh yeah. nocoincidences Dec 2023 #7
    How would you like to look at a window in your house late at night and see those two faces leering in at you? Judi Lynn Dec 2023 #11
    "accidentally packed", riiiight. tanyev Dec 2023 #5
    A corrective nit: A .9mm (0.035 in.) projectile would be a thin needle. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #6
    Way do they need tons of weapons................. Lovie777 Dec 2023 #8
    Freaking wow! malaise Dec 2023 #10
    Sometimes the trash takes itself out RAB910 Dec 2023 #12
    Oh they will be coming back IbogaProject Dec 2023 #14
    'Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition' revmclaren Dec 2023 #15
    Religious morons. SouthernDem4ever Dec 2023 #16
    Hey, just serving the Lord. He'd want us to be armed LuckyLib Dec 2023 #17
    'More guns than brains' seems apt, here. 70sEraVet Jan 2024 #18

    flying_wahini

    (6,606 posts)
    1. Throwing down my bullshit flag on this "good man".
    Sat Dec 30, 2023, 04:34 PM
    Dec 2023

    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

    (29,718 posts)
    9. white male christian privilege only works here.
    Sat Dec 30, 2023, 05:26 PM
    Dec 2023

    and maybe a few other places, but not in an authoritarian country.

    IbogaProject

    (2,816 posts)
    13. That country is merely saying that those munitions are illegal there
    Sat Dec 30, 2023, 06:59 PM
    Dec 2023

    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

    (20,497 posts)
    2. obviously Gawd has decided your life's fate...
    Sat Dec 30, 2023, 04:40 PM
    Dec 2023

    and your families.

    Don’t fight it…accept.

    Get on your knees and thank your Gawd for the opportunity to serve him in this way.

    Judi Lynn

    (160,545 posts)
    11. How would you like to look at a window in your house late at night and see those two faces leering in at you?
    Sat Dec 30, 2023, 06:18 PM
    Dec 2023

    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!

    Lovie777

    (12,278 posts)
    8. Way do they need tons of weapons.................
    Sat Dec 30, 2023, 05:21 PM
    Dec 2023

    protect them from the original people?

    COVID have no preference.

    IbogaProject

    (2,816 posts)
    14. Oh they will be coming back
    Sat Dec 30, 2023, 07:02 PM
    Dec 2023

    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.

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