Lakewood police arrest man for allegedly making threats to lakewood jewish community over lock down violations

Lakewood Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Making Threats to Lakewood Jewish Community Over Lock Down Violations

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March 28, 2020

LAKEWOOD-On March 26, 2020, at approximately 2100 hours the Lakewood Police was notified of a “Bias Terroristic Threat” made towards the Jewish community in Lakewood via a Facebook post by a neighboring resident, according to the Lakewood Police Department.

After further investigation lead by Detectives Patrick Kearns, Tyler Distefano and Dsgt. Nate Reyes confirmed that the author of the posts was 43-year-old Anthony Lodespoto of Howell Township.

“According to his post, he made specific threats to cause harm to members of the Jewish Community for not complying with the orders set forth by Governor Murphy’s Office,” the department said. “Detectives located Lodespoto at his Howell home around 3:45pm this afternoon. He was taken into custody without incident. ”

Lakewood police arrest man for allegedly making threats to lakewood jewish community over lock down violations

Lodespoto was charged with 2nd degree Terroristic Threats and will be transported to the Ocean County Jail.

Police did not share the contents of the post or in which page the post was made, but his mother, Libby Prfeta-Lodespota claims her son Anthony did not threaten anyone but it was instead of friend of her son.

“We should drive around with a bullhorn and tell the[sic] to stay home,” she posted.

Report: Howell Man Arrested for Making Threats on Facebook

Man arrested for making posts on Facebook. His family alledges all he said was to drive through Lakewood with a bullhorn telling people to stay inside. No details yet from PD on the other side of this story.

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Lakewood police arrest man for allegedly making threats to lakewood jewish community over lock down violations

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