Long Valley Man Remains Jailed After Allegedly Stealing Car, Threatening Ex With Knife

The Long Valley man who sent local, county, and state authorities on a manhunt before allegedly stealing a car and threatening his ex-girlfriend with a knife remains jailed on full cash bail.

Ryan Brennan, 29, was arrested 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.

Brennan was lodged on $200,000 bail with no 10-percent option. He had a bail hearing on Jan. 7 but a Sussex County judge did not lower the amount, according to the Sussex County Superior Court.

Brennan is currently lodged in Sussex County Jail awaiting his next hearing, scheduled for Feb. 9, 2015.

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