Paramus Detective Daniel Cullen tracked down Dennis Music, 51, at his job in town on Monday and took him into custody, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.
Cullen also recovered an air soft gun that "resembled an actual handgun," the chief said.
The victim had told police earlier that the driver of a Jeep Wrangler had "pointed a handgun with a red laser sight at him" on Farview Avenue near Shubert Lane around 5:30 a.m., Ehrenberg said.
Music was charged with making terroristic threats and weapons possession. He was released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
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