{"id":85285,"date":"2025-10-01T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/10\/01\/federal-employee-arrested-after-active-shooter-hoax-at-nj-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:15:47","slug":"federal-employee-arrested-after-active-shooter-hoax-at-nj-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/10\/01\/federal-employee-arrested-after-active-shooter-hoax-at-nj-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal employee arrested after \u2018active shooter hoax\u2019 at NJ base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TRENTON, N.J. \u2014 A federal government employee was taken into custody Tuesday following an \u201cactive shooter hoax\u201d that plunged New Jersey\u2019s largest military base into lockdown earlier in the day, according to the state\u2019s acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a social media post Tuesday night, Habba said the civilian employee \u2014 who has not been named \u2014 was in custody for \u201cconveying false information regarding an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That sprawling base, among the nation\u2019s largest military installations, was placed under lockdown Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement on the base\u2019s Facebook page urged all personnel to shelter in place. 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