BARNEGAT – Two Ocean County residents have been arrested and charged for terroristic threats for their involvement in a road rage incident that resulted in a crash.
On February 26, Officers from the Barnegat Police Department responded to Bayshore Drive near Teal Street for a crash involving an overturned car.
Officers met with the two drivers, Anthony Bornes, 23, of Jackson and Philip Grafje, 18, of Barnegat, who had no reported injuries.
According to police, Bornes and Grafje had a prior altercation and were driving aggressively.
Later that evening, it was reported that Bornes returned to Grafje’s home and damaged Grafje’s parked car with a brick.
Bornes was charged with assault by auto, terroristic threats, stalking, and criminal mischief. In addition, he was issued motor vehicle summonses for leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to provide a driver’s license, and failure to provide insurance documents.
Grafje was charged with terroristic threats. In addition, he was issued motor vehicle summonses for leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, reckless driving, and careless driving. Both subjects were released pending a court date.
