Woman arrested after standoff at NJ motel

WESTAMPTON TWP., N.J. - May 13, 2010

It all began around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Budget Inn at 10 Western Drive in Westampton Township, Burlington County.

Officers say they were responding to a report of a large amount of firearms in a room there.

Police say they tried to get the occupant of the room to open the door, with no success.

Finally, after five hours, police say the woman inside opened the door and was arrested.

She has been identified as 38-year-old Jill Ford of White Lake, North Carolina.

She was charged with obstruction of justice and was found to have an outstanding warrant out of Burlington Township.

Investigators says additional arrests into the weapons allegations are forthcoming.

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