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Ongoing intimidation threats

Authorities: Howell Man Threatened To 'Take Baseball Bat' To Lakewood Jewish Community Authorities: Howell Man Threatened To 'Take Baseball Bat' To Lakewood Jewish Community
Authorities: Howell Man Threatened To 'Take Baseball Bat' To Lakewood Jewish Community A 43-year-old man from Monmouth County has admitted to sending threats to the Lakewood Jewish community and Gov. Phil Murphy via social media posts, authorities said. Anthony Lodespoto of Howell pleaded guilty on Friday to bias intimidation before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan, according to Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. Prosecutors recommend that Lodespoto remain incarcerated at Ocean County Jail pending his Sept. 25 sentencing when they said they will seek a jail sentence of 180 days. The Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau was…