Hearing Moved For Long Valley Man Who Threatened Ex With Knife

The Long Valley man accused of stealing a car and threatening his ex-girlfriend with a knife after an hours-long manhunt in early January won’t see a courtroom until March.

Officials from Sussex County Courthouse said Brennan’s Feb. 9 court date had been moved to March 16, and the 29-year-old remains held on $200,000 bail.

Brennan was arrested by New Jersey State Troopers on Jan. 5 hours after his parents called police to say their son had left the family’s Fawnridge Drive-area home with a knife, allegedly threatening to hurt himself.

A manhunt by local, county, and state police ensued throughout the afternoon that Monday, but ended without finding Brennan.

Late that evening, shortly before midnight, Brennan was arrested by the New Jersey State Police at the home of his ex-girlfriend in Sussex Borough. Brennan allegedly stole an SUV from a home on Drakestown Road before heading to Sussex.

When he got there, Brennan allegedly threatened his ex-girlfriend with the knife he had taken from his parents’ home after breaking in, police said.

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