Additional Charges Filed Against Man With Handgun At Mason Jar

MAHWAH, N.J. — Additional charges were filed against a man police found with a .40-caliber handgun in the Mason Jar parking lot Sept. 5, police said.

Police received an anonymous call that a silver Mercury was traveling to the restaurant and that one of the occupants may have had a handgun in his or her possession, Batelli said.

Michael DiBiasi, 32, was arrested after police learned he did not have a permit to carry the gun, Batelli said, and had never even applied for one. He was charged with possession of handgun without first obtaining a permit to carry. Police said they think Dibiasi was at the restaurant to settle some kind of dispute.

A check by police revealed that the Glock 32 gun was reported lost by the Collier County Sheriff's Department, Batelli said, and was allegedly stolen from a Naples, Florida gun range.

Mahwah and Oakland police arrested DiBiasi at his Oakland home, the chief said. He was charged with possession of a weapons for an unlawful purpose and receiving stolen property.

Superior Court Judge James Guida set DiBiasi's bail at $50,000 with no 10 percent option, police said. He was released after posting bond pending a court hearing.

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Photo: Michael Debiasi, 32, of Oakland — Mahwah Police Department