15 Guns, Bullets, Explosive Materials Found Inside Clark Home: PD

CLARK, NJ — A Clark man was arrested after police found a stash of guns, bullets and dangerous materials that could be used to make explosive devices inside his township home, authorities said.

At around 10 a.m. on Monday, Robert J. Wills, 52, of Clark called 911 to warn police that they would need to come out to his State Street home because someone planned on committing acts of violence later in the day, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Clark Police Chief Pedro Matos jointly announced Tuesday.

Wills was not at the home when police arrived, where they found a total of 12 long guns, three handguns, quantities of ammunition, fireworks, and materials and chemicals that could be used in the creation of explosive devices, Ruotolo said.

Williams was later found to be in central New York at a relative’s home where he was arrested by members of the New York State Police and Steuben County Sheriff’s Office.

Wills was charged with third-degree creating a false public alarm. More charges are pending. He remains in custody pending extradition to New Jersey and a first appearance and detention hearing to take place in Superior Court.

The Union County Prosecutor’s Office and Clark Police Department had help with the investigation from the Newark offices of the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as well as the Joint Terrorism Task Force, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Union County Bomb Squad, Union County Office of Emergency Management, Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and Clark Fire Department.

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