A man who was allegedly armed and wearing body armor when he drove through the Calais border crossing in July has pleaded guilty.

Jason Brenner, 52, whose residence has been listed as in New Jersey and Georgia, entered his guilty plea to failure to report and present for inspection Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Brenner drove a black 2011 BMW with New Jersey plates across the border into Canada about 11:13 p.m. on July 1. But when he was approached by Canadian border guards, Brenner allegedly made a U-turn and drove the wrong way down the international bridge back toward the United States, according to court documents.

At the same time, a tractor-trailer was driving across the bridge from the U.S. to Canada.

Brenner didn’t st

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