​Armed Man Arrested After Barricaded Standoff In Union County

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — A 48-year-old man is charged with attempted murder after shooting at police while he barricaded himself inside a home, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office.

Tom Ronckovitz, of Mountainside, is charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder, one count of second-degree aggravated assault causing or attempting to cause serious bodily injury, one count of third-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose.

On Saturday, Mountainside Police officers responded to a home in the 200 block of Bridal Path for a report of a domestic dispute involving a gun.

Officers asked Ronckovitz to come outside the home, but he refused, according to authorities.

After securing the area, the Union County Emergency Response Team, Elizabeth Police Emergency Services Unit, and New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit, with support from mental health professionals, tried to get him to surrender voluntarily.

After trying to talk with him for hours, Ronckovitz fired multiple times from inside the house at officers and their vehicles, said authorities.

The standoff ended early Sunday morning in a surrender after officers entered the home and were able to talk with him.

Ronckovitz is being held in the Essex County Jail ahead of his first appearance in Union County Superior Court.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Union County Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Katelyn Prata at 908-447-6195 or Mountainside Police Chief Joseph Giannuzzi at 201-306-4114.

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