On her way to New York City Tuesday morning, Kimberly Arendt texted her mother to tell her she and two other men were going to "get a girl out of a sleazebag hotel."

The 29-year-old Lehighton resident along with John Cramsey, 50, and Dean Smith, 53, both of Zionsville, were soon arrested after the truckthey were in, full of weapons and ammunition, was pulled over in Jersey City for a cracked windshield.All three told police they were headed to rescue a 16-year-old Wilkes-Barre girl who was holed up in a Brooklyn drug den and contacted Arendt for help.In a video arraignment Wednesday from the Hudson County Correctional Facility, all three pleaded not guilty to the weapons charges, but a judge set bail at $75,000 cash.Back home, Arendt's mother, Michele Plocinik, fears the three are unfairly being labled as terrorists and hopes to spread the "truth about why they went to New York."Arendt has been a passionate addict advocate because she has faced her own demons, getting hooked on pain pills after being in a vehicle accident."She's lost lots of people in her life to addiction," Plocinik said. "In looking for support for her sobriety, she reached out to multiple online groups."One of those Facebook groups was "Enough is Enough," over 1,000 people who have "felt the pain of losing a loved one, have survived addiction or are supporting someone who has."Cramsey, owner of the "Higher Ground Tactical" gun shop and who lost a daughter to an overdose earlier this year, is one of the group's administrators."Kim had just joined that group a few weeks ago," Plocinik said.Monday night at Plocinik's house ended routinely with Arendt and her sister out on the patio.Arendt had been working on a fundraiser for the Lehighton area to raise awareness for addiction.Multiple bands had agreed to take part and she even had a list of food that would be served."Her goal was to try to get somewhere where these addicts can go when they're taken out of jail," Plocinik said."A lot don't have money to go to rehab or family help. She wanted a place where they could go."When Plocinik woke up Tuesday morning, however, she saw a laptop left behind and texted Arendt to find her whereabouts."When she told me what they were doing, I told them they couldn't go in on their own and needed to contact the New York Police Department," Plocinik said. "She told me they were going to or they already had."Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police stopped Cramsey's truck at 7:40 a.m.The next time Plocinik heard from her daughter, Arendt said she was at the Port Authority."She was a mess and very upset," Plocinik said. "She said mom, check my Facebook."Arendt was previously a counselor to the rescue target and said she had received a message from the girl stating one of her friends had just died and she needed help.Arendt had posted, "saving a life with a true hero. Why? Because Enough is Enough."At Wednesday's arraignment, Cramsey's defense attorney, James Lisa, said he felt the group was targeted because of pro-gun statements on Cramsey's truck and will seek to have evidence suppressed.A search of the vehicle uncovered a semi-automatic military-style rifle, a shotgun and five handguns, along with other tactical gear.One of the guns was spotted on the seat during the stop, police said.New Jersey has stricter gun laws than Pennsylvania and requires them to be unloaded and inaccessible while driving."These are not gun crazy people," Plocinik said. "They are a good group of people only trying to help."Nonetheless, she said she can sympathize with the judge's decision to set a high bail."With everything going on in the world, people think the worst," Plocinik said."This was put out in the media as being the worst, even when all three had the same story as why they were there. I can see law enforcement, with all the terrorism, I understand where they are coming from, but they needed to listen to them."She said she has not talked to her daughter since she was jailed, but is working on getting her money to make a call."We're hoping to hear from her tomorrow. I know my daughter. She's strong and when she has her mind set on something she'll go the extra mile for something good."