Union Man Yells Racial Slurs, Threatens To Kill Neighbors: Prosecutor

UNION, NJ — A Union Township man has been arrested for yelling racial slurs and threatening to kill his neighbors earlier this month, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park and Union Police Director Daniel Zieser jointly announced Wednesday.

Glenn Miller, 59, of Kimberly Road is charged with third-degree making terroristic threats, harassment, which is a petty disorderly persons offense, and second- and fourth-degree bias intimidation. He is additionally charged with third-degree criminal mischief.

The victims, a married couple, called police on Friday, March 3 to report Miller had allegedly parked his truck on the grass divider between the curb and sidewalk directly in front of their home, according to Union County Bias Crimes Assistant Prosecutor Shawn Barnes, who is prosecuting the case.

Responding police issued Miller a traffic summons. Four days later, on Tuesday, March 7, police again responded to the victims’ home for the same reason, finding Miller’s truck parked in the same place, Barnes said.

Both times when confronted by the neighbors and police, Miller directed numerous expletives and racial slurs at the victims, and on one occasion allegedly threatened to kill the female neighbor.

Miller was arrested by Union Police Officer Chris Scudeiri for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest following the March 7 incident and released, but was rearrested last week when the charges against him were upgraded.

He was lodged in Union County Jail following a first appearance on Tuesday, March 21, and a detention hearing in the case has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 28.

New Jersey’s bias intimidation statute dictates that a person is guilty of the crime if he or she commits or threatens the immediate commission of certain underlying crimes with a purpose to intimidate or knowing that an individual or group of individuals would be intimidated because of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity.

Anyone with further information about Miller’s activities is being urged to contact Detective Simon at 908-851- 5080 or PSimon@uniontownship.com.

(Image via Union County Prosecutor's Office: Glenn Miller, 59, of Kimberly Road)

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