Hightstown Councilman Receives Threatening Email

Hightstown Councilman Rob Thibault reportedly received threatening emails regarding his opinion on the petition against the Borough Hall reconstruction project. Thibault has publicly vocalized his displeasure with the petition saying that the committee misled people into signing it by leading them to believe that the .

Hightstown Police Director James LeTellier said that the sender of the threatening email used an alias of a fictional character. The contents of the email cannot be revealed because the investigation is still active, LeTellier said. However, he did confirm that the threats were in relation to Borough business, specifically related to the petition for a referendum.

LeTellier said that the police department takes all threats seriously. Police have the senders IP addressed. The potential charges are threats and other improper influence in official and political matters and obstructing administration of law or other government function, LeTellier said.