Kevin Studley, of Petersburg Road in Hackettstown, is accused of threatening to kill a man while waving a knife at the Liberty House apartments on August 2, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Wednesday release.
Studley also texted a mutual friend threatening to kill the victim after learning that the two were having dinner together, Pfeiffer said.
Studley was arrested August 16 and charged with terroristic threats/threat to kill and unlawful possession of a weapon.
He was being held at the Warren County Correctional Center pending a detention hearing.
Independence Township Police also assisted.
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