Man Threatened Secaucus Gas Attendant, Tried To Run Him Over: PD

SECAUCUS, NJ — A Ridgefield Park man is accused of threatening to run over a Rt. 3 gas station attendant, indicating he had a gun in his waistband and telling the attendant "I am going to kill you."

This happened at 12:40 p.m. last Thursday, Oct. 24: Secaucus Police got a call from the Exxon at 445 Rt. 3 west (pictured above) that the driver of a U-Haul van tried to strike the gas station attendant.

Secaucus Police say Nelson Castellon, 27, of Ridgefield Park, pulled up in a U-Haul van. He tried to get gas, but he had no money. When the attendant wouldn’t comply, he drove the U-Haul towards him, said police. He also verbally threatened the attendant, saying he would "kill him," while gesturing toward his waistband, giving the appearance he had a gun, said police.

The attendant called 911, and the U-Haul van was found a short while later parked in the TJ Maxx parking lot.

Castellon was charged with Robbery [2C:15-1A(2)], Possession of CDS believed to be Methamphetamine [2C:35-10A(1)], Possession of Drug Paraphernalia [2C:36-2], Hindering Apprehension by providing false information to the police [2C:29-3B(4)], Possession with intent to distribute CDS believed to be Methamphetamine [2C:35-5B(9 (B)], Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer [2C:12-1B(5)(A)] and Throwing a Bodily Fluid at Law Enforcement Officer [2C:12-13].

He also threw urine at police officers after they took him to Hoboken University Medical Center for a report of pain, said SPD.

Castellon was not found to be in possession of a firearm.

A Secaucus gas station attendant at the BP in the center of town was robbed at gunpoint in the winter of 2022, in a crime spree two men committed at gas stations all over North Jersey. Read that story.