(Holland Tunnel) The Latest: Lawyers Will Seek to Have Gun Evidence Tossed

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: Lawyers Will Seek to Have Gun Evidence Tossed

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jun 22, 2016, 1:41 PM ET

The Latest on three people arrested with a cache of guns at the Holland Tunnel (all times local):

1:30 p.m.

Attorneys for three Pennsylvania residents facing numerous charges after weapons were found inside a van stopped outside New York City say they will seek to have the evidence thrown out.

The attorneys for John Cramsey, of Zionsville, 53-year-old Dean Smith, of Whitehall, and 29-year-old Kimberly Arendt, of Lehighton, argued Wednesday the search that uncovered the weapons Tuesday in New Jersey was illegal.

The three pleaded not guilty. A Hudson County judge declined to give them the option of paying 10 percent of their $75,000 cash bail.

A law enforcement official told The Associated Press one of the people said they were headed to Brooklyn on Tuesday to "rescue" a teenage girl. The official wasn't authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-arrested-tunnel-set-court-appearances-40043203

[Glassunion]

1. Any good defense lawyer would do that.

[jberryhill]

2. Yep, but it's kind of uphill

It's one thing to pull over a car for a cracked windshield, and then use that as a pretext to search the trunk.

It's quite another thing to pull over a car for a cracked windshield, and then see whatever is in plain view.

[Glassunion]

3. True. But step one is usually have evidence dismissed.

[jberryhill]

5. Oh, of course

One theme in the background here is the idea that the employee was looking for a reason to pull them over.

[leftynyc]

4. Did these lawyers not read

this week's supreme court decisions? The cops can stop anyone anywhere now.

[benld74]

6. According to recent SCOTUS ruling

search was NOT illegal

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

7. Why they had the guns

According to the Daily Beast: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/21/gun-nuts-drove-monster-truck-to-nyc-to-rescue-heroin-addict.html

The men were on a self-appointed vigilante mission to rescue a heroin addict. Make of that what you will.

[philosslayer]

8. Yes, i'm sure thats the story

doesn't mean it was the real reason

[Eugene]

10. News reports say they found the woman.

She says she doesn't need to be rescued.