An Atlantic County Grand Jury returned an indictment Wednesday against James Kauffman for multiple weapons charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
Kauffman is indicted on the following charges:
1. Second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon-Handguns without Permit
2. Second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon-Handguns without Permit
3. Second degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose
4. Fourth degree Obstructing the Administration of Law or Government Function
According to authorities, on June 13th, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, with the assistance of agents from the FBI and local police agencies, executed a search warrant on both the business and the residential addresses of Kauffman.
Upon executing the search warrant, Kauffman displayed a Ruger 9mm handgun. Ultimately a hostage negotiator was successful in getting Kauffman to surrender to authorities.
He was taken into custody at the Psychiatric Intervention Program for monitoring.
Police charged Kauffman with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and obstruction of the administration of law.
On July 31, 2017, the state Appellate Division upheld Kauffman's pretrial detention, following an appeal filed on June 22, 2017, after Kauffman was detained on June 19, by Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury.
Kauffman will remain in custody at the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where he has been detained since June 13, 2017.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Seth Levy is prosecuting the case.