Suspect arrested in attack on U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey, Bondi announces

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday a suspect sought in the attack on U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s office in New Jersey has been arrested just hours after the FBI identified him.

The FBI said the suspect’s name is Keith Michael Lisa, 51. He was born in California but has ties to New York City, New York, and Mahwah, N.J., the bureau's wanted poster said.

“Thanks to the great work of @FBI, @USMarshalsHQ, and @HSI_HQ the suspect wanted in the attack on @USAttyHabba’s office is now in custody,” Bondi announced on X. “No one will get away with threatening or intimidating our great US Attorneys or the destruction of their offices.”

The FBI said it had filed an arrest warrant for Lisa on Thursday in federal court in Newark on charges of possessing a dangerous weapon in a federal facility and causing damage to federal property.

Lisa allegedly entered the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 12 with a bat, the bureau said. "After being denied entry, he discarded the bat and returned," the FBI added. "Once inside the building, he proceeded to the U.S. Attorney's Office where he damaged government property."

Bondi had announced the harrowing incident Thursday, but said Habba was unharmed.

Habba responded to the attack by declaring, "I will not be intimidated by radical lunatics for doing my job." She thanked law enforcement Saturday for the quick apprehension.

"This @TheJusticeDept under @AGPamBondi and our federal partners will not tolerate any acts of intimidation or violence toward law enforcement. So grateful to @FBI @HSI_HQ and @USMarshalsHQ for their tireless work to capture him. Now justice will handle him," she wrote on X.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the quick arrest was made possible by cooperation from multiple police agencies.

"Today’s arrest shows what coordinated federal law enforcement can do," he said. "Threats against our U.S. Attorneys aren’t just attacks on individuals, they’re attacks on the rule of law. And we will respond every time."