Police: Montville Man Kidnapped Man, Woman In His Home, Held Them At Knifepoint

A Montville man was charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault after he allegedly held a man and woman at knifepoint in his home Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Christopher Conzola, 38, and a female were at his home when the Montville Police Department received a 9-1-1 call that a man and a woman were being held hostage at knifepoint in Conzola’s home, said Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp.

Police officers made contact with Conzola when they arrived at the scene but that communication was terminated, Knapp said.

Officers from the Morris County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team entered the home and arrested Conzola, Knapp said; Conzola resisted, and one of the officers suffered minor injuries.

The female victim was treated at a nearby hospital and released.

In addition to kidnapping and aggravated assault, Conzola was charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, terroristic threats, and resisting arrest.

Judge Stuart Minkowitz set bail at $400,000, cash only, with additional conditions. Conzola was scheduled to be taken to the Morris County Correctional Facility.

The investigation is ongoing, Knapp said.