N.J. man charged after suspicious device shut down Keansburg St. Patrick's Day Parade

Brick man planted suspicious device at Keansburg parade, called it in: Cops

N.J. man charged after suspicious device shut down Keansburg St. Patrick's Day Parade

The Keansburg St. Patrick's Day was shut down just hours before it started after a suspicious device was found. Police arrested the man they say first planted it, and then reported it.

A parade was canceled because he reported a suspicious device. Prosecutors say he put it there

The 56-year-old New Jersey man who alerted law enforcement officials to a possibly suspicious device, prompting an investigation that canceled a local St. Patrick’s Day Parade last month, put it there himself, prosecutors said Tuesday. Christopher Otis is charged with false public alarm, possession of a destructive device, and providing false information to a police officer in connection with the...

Man Who 'Found' Explosive Device At Keansburg St. Paddy's Parade Charged With Putting It There

The man charged is the one who first called police about a suspicious device on the parade route that morning.

Ocean County Man Charged In Monmouth Parade Scare

FREEHOLD — A 56-year-old Ocean County man who reported a suspicious device near a St. Patrick’s Day parade route in Monmouth County has been charged after authorities said his account of the incident raised concerns. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Tuesday that Christopher J. Otis, of Brick Township, faces charges including second-degree false public alarm, third-degree possession of a destructive device, and third-degre…

Man charged after Jersey Shore parade cancelled due to suspicious device

Christopher Otis, of Brick Township, has been charged after discovery of a suspicious device canceled a St. Patrick's Day Parade in Keansburg.