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Christopher Faschan, 31 of the Landing section of Roxbury, drove to the victim's home and showed her the bomb, saying it was the type that "you could stick to the bottom of a car," Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch said in a statement.
Faschan drove to Lake Lackawanna where he detonated the device -- either near or in the lake, authorities said. The explosion was heard by the alleged victim and multiple residents of the Lake Lackawanna community.
The Byram, Roxbury and Mount Olive police, along with the Morris County bomb squad and sheriff’s office, were on the scene, according to the release. An investigation deemed the area safe, Sussex County Sheriff James Gannon said.
Faschan was charged on a warrant and is being held in Newton's Keough Dwyer Correctional Facility with a court appearance scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8. He is also facing charges of possession of an unlawful explosive device, aggravated assault and terroristic threats, the release says.
The case is still under active investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-383-1570.
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