The 26-year-old had a .40-calibrer handgun in the car he was driving, police say.
A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested Christmas morning in Phillipsburg after threatening people with a handgun, town police report.
Police responded to a report of threats in the first block of Cherry Alley, but Nigel Hodge, of Orange, Essex County, had already left in a car, police Chief James Faulborn said.
A description of the car was obtained and it was pulled over about 9:45 a.m. in the 200 block of South Main Street, Faulborn said.
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Hodge was in violation of a restraining order, Faulborn said.
The magazine from a semiautomatic weapon was visible on the car's console, Faulborn said. The vehicle was impounded and a search warrant obtained, the chief added.
A .40-caliber handgun was subsequently recovered from the car, Faulborn said.
In addition to the restraining order violation, Hodge faces weapons offenses, Faulborn said.
Bail was set at $100,000 with no 10 percent option and Hodge was sent to Warren County jail, Faulborn said.
Hodge remained jailed on Tuesday morning, online records show.
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