New jersey man armed with flamethrower arrested after 21 hour stand off with police
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New Jersey man armed with flamethrower arrested after 21 hour stand off with police

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May 17, 2023
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LYNDHURST, NJ – Robert Condit of Lyndhurst, NJ, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and aggravated arson connected to a 21-hour standoff with law enforcement that began on May 3, 2022. The announcement was made by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella on Monday.

Condit barricaded himself in his home after a court hearing ordering him to surrender his weapons.

He discharged a flamethrower at the Bergen County Regional SWAT team and aimed a rifle at a SWAT vehicle.

The surrounding neighborhood was under lockdown for nearly a day. Condit’s sentencing is scheduled for June 30, 2023.

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