BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A Jamaica, Queens woman has been arrested and charged for making terroristic threats to a former co-worker at her job.
Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor announced the arrest of Quanajah Pinnock, age 27, Jamaica, New York, for leaving threatening telephonic voice messages.
Prosecutor McDonald said, “On June 21, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Branchburg Township Police responded to a township business for a report of threats which had been received by an employee. Upon the arrival of the investigating officer, he met with the victim who stated that a former co-worker from a past employer has been sending life-threatening text messages and telephonic voice messages.”
McDonald said the life-threatening messages were directed at the victim and her current place of employment. As a result of this investigation authorities charged Pinnock with Terroristic Threats and False Public Alarm. Pinnock was placed into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) alerting authorities nationwide to a criminal warrant for her arrest.
Pinnock is formally charged with 3rd degree Terroristic Threats and 3rd degree False Public Alarm and was lodged in the Rikers Island Correctional Facility, New York pending an extradition hearing to New Jersey.