UPDATE: Man Charged With 'Terrorism' In Halloween Bank Robbery That Sent Trick-Or-Treaters Indoors

A 24-year-old Berks County man has been charged with committing an “act of terrorism” in connection with a New Jersey bank robbery that crossed into two states, forcing Wrightstown trick-or-treaters to go inside.

Jeffry Houir, 24, of Douglassville led police on a chase that began in Somerset County and ended with his apprehension following a foot pursuit in Bucks County on Friday evening.

Houir was charged with robbery and committing an act of terrorism, the Hunterdon County Democrat reported. Houir allegedly told the bank teller he had a bomb, the report said.

After robbing the bank, Houir allegedly fled the scene and was later spotted on Route 202, where he was followed over the bridge into Bucks County, Pa. Police from Solebury and Newtown Township joined the pursuit, which ended when Houir crashed into a Halloween display outside of the Carousel Village on Route 413 in Wrightstown Township around 6:30 p.m.

The Halloween bank robbery and subsequent chase prompted police to send trick-or-treaters near Wrightstown’s Wrenwood neighborhood inside as they searched for the subject. He was found about 50 minutes later, the Democrat reported.

According to eyewitness accounts, a search helicopter assisted in the pursuit.