ff ick ing ▁charges ▁out standing ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁Ohio ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁b ount y ▁hun ters ▁had ▁kid n apped ▁him . ▁Mart y ▁Little field , ▁Ass istant ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁initially ▁stated ▁that ▁We ck wer th ' s ▁alleg edly ▁volunt ary ▁entrance ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁without ▁resist ing ▁his ▁capt ors ▁meant ▁he ▁was ▁" not ▁entitled ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Canada ". ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁later ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁were ▁" present ly ▁in ▁conversation ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁exact ▁status ▁of ▁Mr . ▁We ck wer th ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁Canadian ▁officials ▁called ▁for ▁We ck wer th ▁to ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada , ▁while ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Provin cial ▁Police ▁laid ▁kid n apping ▁charges ▁against ▁Ba iley ▁and ▁Roberts , ▁obtained ▁a ▁war rant ▁for ▁their ▁arrest , ▁and ▁entered ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁office ▁on ▁extr ad ition ▁proceed ings . ▁Ba iley ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁U . S . ▁federal ▁prison , ▁while ▁Roberts ▁served ▁five ▁months ▁of ▁a ▁six - month ▁sentence ; ▁Roberts ▁was ▁later ▁quoted ▁as ▁stating , ▁" I ▁am ▁so ▁sorry ▁I ▁ever ▁did ▁anything . ▁I ▁was ▁just ▁trying ▁to ▁do ▁my ▁job . ▁I ▁thought ▁if ▁I ▁could ▁just ▁conv ince ▁the ▁gu y ▁to ▁come ▁back , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁okay ."