PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police in Burlington County arrested a man they said was illegally carrying a gun while intoxicated on an NJ Transit Light Rail platform.
It happened in Riverside around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Officers saw Markis Harrison yelling at people on the street. When they approached him, they discovered he was drinking tequila through a straw and holding a glass pipe used for narcotics.
Police said the 35-year-old was also unlawfully carrying a semi-automatic handgun with about a dozen rounds of ammo.
Harrison is facing several charges, including possession of a firearm and an open alcohol container in public.
Authorities also learned he had an outstanding arrest warrant in Cherry Hill Township.
