A Florida guy presumably boarded an Amtrak train in New Jacket lugging ammo, several hand guns and an AR-15 design rifle, New Jacket authorities claimed.
Jeffrey O. Kennerk, 34, of Ft Lauderdale, was fingered on a number of fees, consisting of exacerbated attack, ownership of a tool for illegal function and creating or running the risk of extensive injury or damages, the New Jacket Attorney general of the United States’s Workplace and the Department of Offender Justice claimed in a news release on Wednesday.
” This accused presumably transported a little toolbox of dangerous tools and ammo via active transportation terminals, and on a train full of guests,” New Jacket’s Attorney general of the United States Matthew J. Platkin claimed in a declaration.
Jeffrey O. Kennerk, 34, of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, is seen in this picture launched by the Broward Area Constable’s Workplace in New Jacket on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
Broward Area Constable’s Workplace
Transportation authorities at Penn Terminal in Newark, New Jacket, saw an ignored black-and-white-zebra-pattern bag on Jan. 3, according to authorities. A K-9 group got rid of the bag for the existence of dynamites, after that the policemans opened it and discovered inside an instance for a Glock pistol, according to a press release, which mentions 2 issues and a charge.
Inside the instance was a hand gun with a crammed 18-round publication, authorities claimed. Likewise guaranteed were an AR-style publication with rifle rounds and a “plastic bag having a t-shirt and 2 boxes classified 9 mm bullets; 4 boxes of.223 quality bullets.”
” A zoomed second area in the luggage consisted of a pink duffle bag having a black Zastava Arms AK-47 design rifle with one round packed in the chamber and several packed publications,” the A.G.’s news release claimed.
After police discovered the bag, at regarding 2:55 p.m., they assessed electronic camera video from the terminal, which showed up to reveal a male, whom authorities affirm was Kennerk, that was lugging 2 bags, consisting of the one with the zebra pattern.
” The subject left, presumably, leaving the zebra print luggage, and mosted likely to the Amtrak ticket home window,” authorities claimed. “It was discovered that the topic was boarding an Amtrak train bound for Virginia and the following quit would certainly be the Trenton Transportation Facility.”
An indication for the Trenton Transportation Facility is seen in a screengrab of a video clip given by ABC Information terminal WPVI.
WPVI
2 policemans boarded that train as it showed up in Trenton, authorities claimed. When they came close to Kennerk, he presumably revealed them a legitimate Amtrak ticket– although it was for one more train. Law enforcement officer in Trenton had actually been alerted that Newark authorities were looking for Kennerk. He was detained prior to he can board his ticketed train, authorities claimed.
” The cumulative activities of police removed the feasible carnage that can have been brought on by the tools associated with this instance,” New Jacket Transportation Authorities Principal Christopher Trucillo claimed in a declaration.
As Kennerk was detained, authorities browsed his 2nd luggage and discovered several various other tools, authorities claimed. He was presumably lugging because “dark maroon tinted” luggage an AR-15-style rifle, in addition to “several caches of ammos, several prolonged publications, and several hand guns,” authorities claimed.
” The charge of this specific emphasizes the extreme risk positioned by those that accumulate unlawful tools with outright neglect for public security,” claimed Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, superintendent of the New Jacket State Authorities, in a declaration.
Replacement Attorney General Of The United States Karen Bracizewsk, of New Jacket’s Department of Offender Justice, is anticipated to lead the prosecution versus Kennerk, authorities claimed.
ABC Information’ Jessica Gorman and Victoria Arancio added to this record.
