Lloyd Woodson, 43, Arrested After Investigators Seize Grenade Launcher, Weapons Cache in N.J. Motel Room

Lloyd Woodson, 43, arrested after investigators seize grenade launcher, hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his motel room in Branchburg, N.J.

Lloyd Woodson, 43, was arrested Monday after investigators seized a cache of weapons including a grenade launcher and hundreds of rounds of ammunition he had in his possession at the Red Mill Inn on Route 22 in Branchburg, N.J.  He also had maps of a U.S. military facility and an out-of-state civilian community, according to The Star-Ledger. Woodson, whose previously lived in Reston, Va., faces a battery of charges, including second-degree unlawful weapons possession and fourth-degree possession of prohibited weapons. It gets worse. At the time of his arrest, Woodson was wearing a military-style ballistic vest with a reinforced steel plate and he was carrying a .223-caliber assault rifle that had been altered to fire .50-caliber ammunition and he was also carrying four loaded magazines with hollow-point ammunition, according to The Star-Ledger.

Branchburg police confronted Woodson at 3:55 a.m. at the Quick Chek convenience store on Route 28 after receiving a call reporting a suspicious person. Branchburg Patorlman Steven Cronce noticed a large bulge beneath the green, military-style jacket that Woodson was wearing, which was later determined to be the assault rifle with a defaced serial number, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said.

Woodson appeared "extremely nervous" as Cronce questioned him, and he ultimately ran from the convenience store toward the Regency Trailer Park on Route 22, Forrest. Officers found Woodson hiding in the bushes and he attempted to run, Forrest said. Officers tackled him and used pepper spray to subdue Woodson, Forrest said.

Detectives later searched Woodson’s room at the Red Mill Inn on Route 22 and found weapons including a .308-caliber semi-automatic assault rifle with a defaced serial number, a grenade launcher, hundreds .50-caliber and .308-caliber rounds, a police scanner, and the maps of a U.S. military installation and an out-of-state civilian community, Forrest said. Investigators also found Middle Eastern red and white traditional headdress, Forrest said. Source: The Star Ledger

The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information, contact the Branchburg police at 908-526-3830 or Crime Stoppers of Somerset County at 888-577-TIPS (8477). Another homegrown terrorist has been taken off the streets before he could inflict harm to innocent people.

Photo credit:  Lloyd Woodson, Star-Ledger