Rahway Man Arrested for Terroristic Threats

Police arrested Ronald Villa of Rahway on Sept. 24 on charges of making terroristic threats. Villa is accused of threatening to kill a Westfield resident and his child. Bail has been set at $20,000 and Villa has been transported to the Union County Jail in Elizabeth.

Under state law a terroristic threat is the threat of a crime of violence which will terrorize another person. A threat of violence which terrorizes a building can also be considered a terroristic threat. A police source said a threat needs to be credible in order for an arrest to be made. The alleged death threat in the Villa case was deemed credible by police.

A police investigation is on-going in the Villa case.