Man Threatened Secaucus Animal Shelter Employees With A Gun, Cops Say

SECAUCUS, NJ — On Sunday, a New York City man attempting to drop off an injured dog became irate in the parking lot of the Secaucus Animal Shelter, and threatened volunteers there with a gun, said Secaucus Police.

The man arrived at the town animal shelter on Meadowlands Parkway at 3:49 p.m. Sunday, said police. He tried to drop off a dog that had a broken leg, said a shelter spokesperson.

When shelter volunteers asked the man to give the name of the street where he found the dog, he became irate and refused to answer. He immediately started cursing at them. He threatened to punch one of the volunteers and told them he had a gun in his car, she said.

That was when shelter volunteers and staff, fearing for their safety, called 911. The dog was also taken and immediately treated by a vet.

Arriving Secaucus police officers pulled the man over on Meadowlands Parkway. They found him to be in possession of a Keltec “Sub 2000” .40 caliber semi-automatic carbine (a rifle) and a BB gun, said police.

Police also searched his car and found two magazines: A loaded .40caliber Glock magazine along with a separate high-capacity magazine.

Cordell Phillip, 24, of College Point in Queens, was charged with terroristic threats, unlawful possession of handgun ammunition, possession of large-capacity magazine, two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

“I am thankful nobody was injured in this incident," said Police Chief Dennis Miller.

He was taken to the Hudson County Jail.