Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday that a suspect is now in custody following a brazen attack on the New Jersey office of U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, an incident that has drawn sharp warnings from federal officials about escalating threats toward law-enforcement personnel.
“No one will get away with threatening or intimidating our great US Attorneys or the destruction of their offices,” Bondi wrote on X, a day after revealing that Habba’s office had been targeted. Bondi, who later joined Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Friday night, emphasized that prosecutors intend to pursue the stiffest possible sentence. The suspect, she vowed, would be going to prison “for as long as we can send” him. She described video footage of the incident as “chilling.”
The account provided by federal officials outlines a disturbing and unusually direct attempt to target a top prosecutor. A man reportedly arrived at Habba’s office carrying a bat. After being denied entry by security, he left the premises—only to return soon after without the weapon. He was then reportedly allowed into the building, where he proceeded to reach Habba’s office and “destroyed property.”
In her interview with Hannity, Bondi said the suspect had been pacing outside the office “like a caged animal,” adding that he “tore apart” the front area of Habba’s workspace. The description underscored the sense of volatility that law-enforcement officials say has increasingly surrounded public-facing judicial and prosecutorial figures.
Habba, who previously served as a legal spokesperson and personal attorney for President Donald Trump, now holds the position of acting top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, a role currently undergoing legal challenges. The attack prompted her to issue a defiant message on X shortly after the incident was disclosed: she would, she said, “not be intimidated by radical lunatics.” She repeated that message of resolve after Bondi announced the suspect’s arrest.
“We got him,” she wrote. “This [Justice Department] and [Attorney General Pam Bondi] and our federal partners will not tolerate any acts of intimidation or violence toward law enforcement.” Habba added, “Now justice will handle him.”
Bondi echoed that determination in her conversation with Hannity. “What we can say is we are finding these people, we are arresting them, and we are charging them,” she said. “They will go to prison for as long as we can send them.”
The swift arrest and strong statements from both Bondi and Habba reflect a tightening posture against threats directed at federal prosecutors—an area of growing concern in recent years. For conservatives, the incident highlights a broader need to maintain order and hold accountable those who attempt to undermine the functioning of the justice system through intimidation or violence.
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