PATERSON, N.J. (AP) - Police in Paterson say they have seized an assault weapon from a man who was using it to threaten a family member.
Public Police Director Jerry Speziale said officers responded to a report Saturday afternoon of a suspicious man with a weapon.
They encountered the man on the street holding a duffel bag.
During a chase that led police over a fence and onto a roof, he dropped the bag and an AK-style .39mm rifle loaded with a high-capacity magazine was recovered.
The suspect, Angel Green-Valentin of Paterson, faces charges including making terroristic threats and weapons offenses.
It wasn’t immediately known if he had retained an attorney.
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