MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A 76-year-old Montville Township man has been charged after allegedly pointing what was later determined to be a pellet gun at a responding police officer during an incident at a residence Saturday evening, authorities said.
According to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Montville Township Police Chief Andrew Caggiano, the incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. March 14 at a home on Lenape Drive in Montville Township.
Montville Township police contacted the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office after responding to the residence and making contact with one occupant, who was safely escorted out of the home.
Authorities said a second individual inside the residence made threats toward law enforcement and pointed what was later determined to be a pellet gun at a responding officer.
Officers then exited the residence and established a perimeter around the home while additional resources were called to the scene.
The response included the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Crisis Negotiation Team and the Morris County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT).
Officials said the situation was resolved through coordinated efforts between the crisis negotiators and the tactical team.
Law enforcement officers eventually entered the residence and took the individual into custody without further incident.
The suspect, Theodore Wilson, 76, of Montville, has been charged with second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree pointing a weapon in the direction of another person, and harassment, a petty disorderly persons offense, authorities said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
