Published June 14. 2017 11:12AM
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A Pennsylvania man arrested last year with a cache of weapons on his way into New York City for an alleged drug rescue operation is in a New Jersey courtroom.
John Cramsey on Wednesday faces multiple weapons charges stemming from his arrest with two other people last summer.The Zionsville resident recently rejected a plea deal that would have required him to spend at least 3½ years in prison.Cramsey and the others say they were headed to rescue a teen from a drug den. Cramsey has said he was spurred by the death of his own daughter by drug overdose.They were arrested in Cramsey's neon-painted pickup emblazoned with logos from the gun range he operates. They claim they were illegally stopped because of the truck's decorations.