FBI arrests suspect in attack on US Attorney Alina Habba's office

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday that the suspect wanted in connection with the attack on U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's office in New Jersey this week has been taken into custody.

The FBI had identified the suspect Friday night as Keith Michael Lisa. 

Bondi said in an X post on Saturday morning that, thanks to the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service and Homeland Security Investigations, the suspect wanted in the attack on Habba's office "is now in custody."

"No one will get away with threatening or intimidating our great U.S. Attorneys or the destruction of their offices," Bondi wrote.

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"We got him. This Justice Department under Attorney General Pam Bondi and our federal partners will not tolerate any acts of intimidation or violence toward law enforcement," Habba wrote on X on Saturday in reaction to the arrest. "Now justice will handle him."

The FBI said Lisa was wanted for allegedly entering the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 12, 2025, while in possession of a bat.

"After being denied entry, he discarded the bat and returned," the FBI said. "Once inside the building, he proceeded to the U.S. Attorney's Office where he damaged government property."

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Lisa on Thursday in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark after he was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal facility and depredation of federal property, the FBI added.

"Today's arrest shows what coordinated federal law enforcement can do. Threats against our U.S. Attorneys aren't just attacks on individuals, they're attacks on the rule of law. And we will respond every time," FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X. 

Bondi had announced Thursday that an individual had attempted to confront Habba on Wednesday night, "destroyed property in her office" and then "fled the scene.'

"Thankfully, Alina is ok," Bondi added. "Any violence or threats of violence against any federal officer will not be tolerated. Period. This is unfortunately becoming a trend as radicals continue to attack law enforcement agents around the country."

Habba said following the incident, "I will not be intimidated by radical lunatics for doing my job."

Lisa, 51, was described by authorities as being around 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing between 200 and 230 pounds.

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The FBI said Lisa has ties to New York City and Mahwah, N.J., and "should be considered dangerous."

On its website, the Justice Department said that as Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney to the United States Attorney General, Habba "is responsible for overseeing all federal criminal prosecutions and the litigation of all civil matters in New Jersey in which the federal government has an interest."

"Including the offices in Newark, Camden, and Trenton, Ms. Habba supervises a staff of approximately 155 federal prosecutors and approximately 130 support personnel," the Justice Department said.