What to Know
- Hundreds of thousands lost power when a nor'easter with vicious winds tore through the tri-state area last week
- Cops say a New Jersey man who still hasn't had power restored threatened to kidnap a utility company worker and bomb a substation
- A second major winter storm in a week could bring snowfall rates up to 2 inches an hour at times on Wednesday and significant accumulations
A New Jersey man whose home has been without power since last week's nor'easter threatened to kidnap a utility company employee and blow up a substation, authorities say.
Vernon police said 63-year-old Robert Winter was charged with making terroristic threats.
Authorities say Winter called Jersey Central Power & Light on Monday and quickly became agitated while speaking with a utility staffer. They say he threatened to kidnap an employee and then indicated that he knew how to make bombs and would blow up a substation so no one could have power.
Fourth Nor'easter in Three Weeks Rolls Into Tri-State, Once Again Buries Region and Knocks Out Power
A JCP&L security investigator soon contacted police and provided them with a recorded copy of the phone call.
Winter was arrested a short time later at his home. It wasn't known Tuesday if he's retained an attorney.
A second nor'easter is expected to batter the tri-state again this week, starting late Tuesday through Wednesday. Though the winds aren't expected to be as bad, many areas could see much more snow.
