Prosecutor: Morris County Man Held Woman Hostage at Knifepoint, Hurt Cop Before Arrest

A Montville Township man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and several other offenses after allegedly holding a woman at knifepoint in his home early Tuesday morning, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp announced.

Police responded to a home on Eugene Drive before 7 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a man holding a woman hostage at knifepoint, Knapp said.

When authorities responded, including the SWAT and bomb squads, officers wer able to make contact with Christopher Conzola, 38, but communication was terminated shortly thereafter, Knapp said.

At that point authorities made entry into the home and arrested Conzola, but not before he allegedly resisted arrest and injured an officer during a struggle, Knapp said.

The female victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and ultimately released.

Conzola was placed in Morris County Correctional Facility in lieu of $400,000 cash bail with additional conditions.

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

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