Man Responsible For FDU Lockdown Charged After SWAT Standoff

TEANECK, NJ — One man has been arrested and charged in relation to the fight that locked down Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan campus on Wednesday, Teaneck police announced.

Andrew Deininger is charged with unlawful possession of weapons, aggravated assault, and terroristic threats.

According to police, a 9-1-1 call was received reporting a verbal dispute between two middle-aged men, one of which was wielding a handgun and a machete, in the vicinity of Beverly Road and River Road at 1:54 p.m. on Wednesday.

The fight continued until Deininger fled the campus. Though there was no specific threat to the campus community, a shelter-in-place order was issued as a precaution.

During a search of the campus, a black BB gun was found discarded behind a building next to the Hackensack River, police said.

Police eventually found the victim in the fight, who wasn't named, and discovered that the two were "acquainted."

Deininger was later apprehended at his residence in Hackensack with the assistance of other agencies, including the Bergen County Regional SWAT team, after an hour-long standoff, police said.

He was served with a Complaint Warrant and remains in custody while awaiting a Superior Court of New Jersey bail hearing, police said.