Two Brick Men Charged For Sending Threats To Officer

Anthony Chieffo and Alexander Santos (Photos courtesy Ocean County Jail)

  BRICK – Two men have been charged for Terroristic Threats after sending threatening text messages and calls to a detective.

  Brick Township residents Anthony Chieffo, 25, and Alexander Santos, 22, have each been charged with Retaliation Against a Witness and three counts of Terroristic Threats.

  On March 29, a Brick Township Police Detective stated he was receiving threatening phone calls and text messages on his police department-issued cellular phone, with the threats aimed at the detective and members of his family.

  After conducting an investigation, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit found the threatening calls and text messages to be coming from Chieffo’s cell phone.

  On March 30, police performed a motor vehicle stop on Santos with Chieffo in the passenger seat. Both were then taken into custody and transported to Brick Township Police Headquarters where they were charged accordingly. Both are currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending their respective detention hearings.

  “Threats against law enforcement will not be tolerated,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

  The press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.