FRANKFORD -- A Dingmans Ferry, Pa., driver was jailed after police say that during a vehicle stop on Route 206, a trooper observed ammunition and a weapons case on his passenger's seat -- and later found assault rifles and high capacity ammunition.

FRANKFORD -- A Dingmans Ferry, Pa., driver was jailed after police say that during a vehicle stop on Route 206, a trooper observed ammunition and a weapons case on his passenger's seat -- and later found assault rifles and high capacity ammunition.

Peter E. Barnes, 69, was charged Wednesday by the State Police with second-degree possession of an assault firearm, second-degree possession of a handgun without having obtained a permit to carry, third-degree possession of a rifle without having obtained a firearms purchaser identification card, fourth-degree knowingly possessing hollow nose bullets and fourth-degree possessing a large capacity ammunition magazine.

On Thursday in state Superior Court in Newton, a judge granted his release from jail on conditions.

Police say that on Wednesday, a trooper was patrolling the area of Route 206 north in Frankford when he observed a Ford F-150 pickup truck, bearing Pennsylvania license plates, failing to signal while changing lanes, according to an affidavit from Barnes' arrest.

The trooper stopped the vehicle at milepost 117.5, and as he approached the car and began speaking with Barnes, he observed "in plain view ammunition and a green rifle case in the passenger seat," the affidavit states.

Barnes told the officer he was coming from work in Fairfield, and in response to an inquiry by the trooper if he was coming from a shooting range, Barnes said he was not, the affidavit states.

When asked if he had any firearms in the vehicle, Barnes told the trooper, in effect, he had a handgun behind the drivers' seat, according to the affidavit. When asked why he had the firearms, police said Barnes said he was at a target range in Dingsman Ferry, Pa., the day prior.

Barnes was removed from the vehicle, handcuffed and searched before being secured in the back of a trooper's vehicle.

A search of the vehicle found a Marlin firearms bolt-action rifle, a Colt M4 carbine assault rifle with collapsible stock with pistol grip, a Palmetto State Armory AR-15 assault rifle with collapsible stock with pistol grip, a C2 Arms handgun and one Ruger handgun. The trooper also found a large capacity magazine and a large amount of hollow point ammunition, the affidavit states.

While at the State Police barracks in Augusta, Barnes indicated there was an additional handgun inside the vehicle. Troopers located within the vehicle an additional Ruger 1911 handgun, six additional high capacity magazines and additional hollow point ammunition.

Police say Barnes had a New Jersey firearms ID card but it was obtained 35 years ago with a Kinnelon address.

If convicted on all charges, he is facing up to 28 years in prison.

He is expected to appear back in court on Sept. 19.

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