Hackettstown Stabbing Suspect Charged After Being Jailed For Selling Heroin: Cops

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – The man accused of stabbing someone twice in Hackettstown during an alleged robbery attempt over the weekend has been arrested and put in jail, police said.

Steven Haar, 25, of Hackettstown, met with the alleged victim and someone who would turn out to be a witness in the area of Madison Street and West Moore Street just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, Sgt. Darren Tynan said.

The plan was to meet to settle a dispute, Tynan said, and when the trio arrived, Haar pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim, a 28-year-old male, once in the foot and once in the back, Tynan said.

Haar fled the area and was chased by the victim’s friend. The victim’s original report to police was that he was approached randomly by the suspect, who tried robbing him of cigarettes or money. When the alleged victim tried kicking the knife out of Haar’s hand, he ended up with a stab wound to the foot, fled, and was then stabbed in the back by Haar, according to the original police report.

It turns out the report of a robbery was false, Tynan said.

Haar was arrested later that day, around 8:30 p.m. on Route 46 for possession of heroin. He was charged with two counts of possession of heroin, two counts possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and two counts of distribution of heroin. He was lodged in the Warren County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Three days later, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, Haar was charged for his role in the stabbing incident with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. He was given $100,000 bail, which he was unable to post.