Crime & Safety

PA Man Angry About Daughter's Heroin OD Busted With Weapons Cache

A man who was angry about his daughter's heroin OD was one of three stopped with a weapons cache en route to New York City, officials said.

John Cramsey was not happy.

You can see it on the Pennsylvania man's Facebook page. The language is strong and sharp, full of obscenities.

But there's also love, and it all has to do with this 20-year-old daughter. Alexandria Aurelia Cramsey, an aspiring model, died on Feb. 21 of a heroin and fentanyl overdose, according to Cramsey and her obituaries.

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Since then, Cramsey, of Zionsville Pa., appeared to be looking to settle the score somehow. On Tuesday, he and two others from Pennsylvania were busted as they headed toward the Holland Tunnel, carrying an arsenal of weapons, according to the Port Authority.

They were ready to rescue a 16-year-old girl in a hotel room in Brooklyn who went to a party with a few friends, Cramsey wrote on Facebook. The Wilkes-Barre, Pa. woman was scared and wanted to come home, he said, because she awoke two nights ago next to her friend's body, another victim of a heroin overdose.

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"I'm bringing her out of NY today and anybody else in the hotel that wants to come home too," he said, adding that he was "now 9 miles out."

Cramsey, 50, and Dean Smith, 53, both of Zionsville, Pa., and Kimberly Arendt, 29, of Lehighton, Pa. were arrested Tuesday with several loaded handguns, rifles and ballistic vests in New Jersey on their way to New York City, according to the Port Authority.

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They were stopped at the Holland Tunnel for a cracked windshield when the weapons discovery was made, according to the Port Authority. The three were stopped on the New Jersey side of the tunnel around 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Port Authority.

Friends appeared to be cheering on Cramsey around the time of the bust and after, writing on his Facebook page: "Sending love and support and prayers."

"The police, the FBI, the Attorney General, lawmakers, invest9gators everywhere need to step it up NOW by 100x and put a stop to these heroin dealers," one man wrote. "Infiltrate, undercover, anonymous hot lines. ...whatever you gotta do to help end these ridiculous killings! John Cramsey, you are the only man to make me cry with your powerful words."

Cramsey had become a strong anti-drug activist in recent months, appearing at town halls and other gatherings to talk about the horrors of heroin abuse, and about his daughter (see below).

He started a group called "Enough is Enough" that was dedicated to dealing with the heroin epidemic, but he apparently wasn't willing to deal with it without the use of force. He posted pictures of himself with weapons and celebrated noted gun enthusiasts like rocker Ted Nugent.

On the group's Facebook page, he made clear of his intentions:

On his own Facebook page, Cramsey marked each milestone of her death with more peaceful, thoughtful words, including these that he wrote on Facebook:

"Today is the day that marks the 4 Month Anniversary of the loss of my sweet baby girl. For as much as its worth ....I have been fighting the Demon that stole you from me with everything I got ....Please give me the Strength to continue taking this fight to the Evil Darkness that has not just taken my Sunshine away leaving me in eternal darkness,but all the other families like yours that cry everyday as a part of our daily lives."

He said he will "fight on" for his daughter before ending with" "Be well my Baby Girl....Rest Easy Hon."

Here is a video of Cramsey speaking about heroin at a recent meeting:

Photos: John Cramsey and Alexandria Aurelia Cramsey. Here is Alexandria's tribute page on Facebook.

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