10 Years For Keansburg Man Who Brought Guns On NJ Transit Train

KEANSBURG, NJ — A Keansburg man who boarded a North Jersey Coast line train in 2016, carrying a garbage bag containing two rifles and who then tried to pull the train's emergency brake, was sentenced this week to 10 years in a New Jersey state prison.

The terrifying incident happened two years ago, on August 17, 2016: Kevin Carter, 31, of Keansburg, boarded a train carrying a large garbage bag filled with two large rifles and ammunition, including hollow-point bullets, or armor-piercing bullets that are illegal in New Jersey. Two conductors on the train saw the contents of the bag and called police.

Once Carter learned that the police were contacted, he attempted to pull the train’s emergency break to flee the scene, but was ultimately apprehended, police said.

He had boarded the southbound train in Long Branch.

The case was prosecuted by the Monmouth County prosecutor and Carter was found guilty after a two-week trial this past January. He represented himself at trial.

Carter was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in a New Jersey state prison for unlawful possession of multiple firearms. He has a prior criminal record, the county prosecutor said.