BOSTON (AP) - Police say a Massachusetts man who was arrested with an arsenal of guns, ammunition and body armor in his car told officers he needed the weapons to protect himself against “jihadists on the highway.”
The Boston Globe reports 70-year-old Stephen White was arraigned Wednesday on unlawful possession of a large-capacity firearm and a large-capacity feeding device. He has pleaded not guilty.
Police say they seized an AR-15 rifle, .45-caliber pistol, high-capacity magazines and tactical body armor from White’s vehicle after a suspected drug transaction in Dorchester Tuesday.
White’s lawyer says he is confident his client will be exonerated.
White has been ordered held on $7,500 bail and ordered to surrender all firearms.
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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.bostonglobe.com
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