Authorities later identified the suspect as 23-year-old Anthony Long, who was arrested and charged shortly after the incident, FOX 19 Now reported.
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The incident began when the suspect reportedly drove into the family’s driveway with his headlights off, Miller said.
Long first knocked on the front door, but received no response as the family was asleep, Miller said.
Minutes later, he returned, pounding on the door even louder in a second, more aggressive attempt.
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"I woke up and walked up thinking my daughter was locked out and, nope, it wasn’t her," she said.
"It was a man I didn’t know.
We did not respond, and again he went back to his car."
"Hey bud, you knocking on the door?" the father, Andy, was heard asking.
"I’ll kill you in the name of Allah," the suspect immediately replied.
The alarmed father then began retreating while shouting for their daughter to drive away.
"The man immediately exited his vehicle, began making explicit threats to kill him, repeatedly invoking religious language, and started moving closer in an aggressive manner," Miller said.
No one was injured in the incident, according to the family.
"This was a terrifying encounter, and we are grateful no one was harmed last night," Miller said.
Long was booked into the Warren County Jail, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.
Long faces four charges, including aggravated menacing, trespassing and criminal damage, all classified as misdemeanors of varying degrees.
He is also facing multiple bail amounts totaling more than $75,000, most of which must be paid in cash.
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