Suspect Arrested in Connection With Altercation at Federal Prosecutor Alina Habba’s Office

Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Nov. 13 that a man had damaged property in Habba’s office while attempting to confront her.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba arrives at the 2025 graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on May 24, 2025. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

The FBI has confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with an altercation at the office space of acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba on Nov. 12.

FBI spokesperson Emily Molinari confirmed on Nov. 15 that authorities had arrested Keith Michael Lisa, 51.

Attorney General Pam Bondi first brought attention to the incident in a Nov. 13 statement. At the time, Bondi said a man had “attempted to confront” Habba and then destroyed property in her office before fleeing the scene.

Bondi did not specify whether Habba was there to witness the incident directly but wrote, “Thankfully, Alina is ok.”

In a follow-up statement on Nov. 15, Bondi said the suspect is now in custody.

“No one will get away with threatening or intimidating our great U.S. Attorneys or the destruction of their offices,” the attorney general said in the statement.

The FBI had identified Lisa on Nov. 14 via a wanted poster and offered $25,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.

Molinari did not specify when or where Lisa was arrested or what charges he may be facing. Likewise, it is not clear whether Lisa has an attorney representing him.

“We got him,” Habba said in her own statement following news of the arrest.

Habba said the Justice Department, under Bondi’s leadership, “will not tolerate any acts of intimidation or violence toward law enforcement.”

Habba went on to thank the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Department of Homeland Security investigators “for their tireless work to capture him.”

“Now justice will handle him,” Habba said.

Before being tapped to serve as the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Habba served as one of President Donald Trump’s personal attorneys and as a White House counselor in the first two months of his administration.

Habba has faced delays in getting a Senate vote to confirm her for the role of U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

The White House withdrew her nomination in July in a procedural maneuver to allow her to continue serving in an acting capacity.

Efforts to allow Habba to keep serving in an acting capacity have met with legal challenges. In August, a federal judge ruled that Habba was not lawfully in the position. Her case is now before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jack Phillips and The Associated Press contributed to this report.