A three-hour police standoff at the Tower Motel on Route 35 in Ocean Township sends guest into the bitter cold Wednesday night.

Tower Motel, Ocean Township
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According to Police Detective Lieutenant Steven Peters, officers responded to a room at the Tower Motel when dispatchers were contacted by a man demanding drugs in exchange for hostages. At one point, Peters says that he threatened to shoot one of the hostages.

Police later coaxed 19-year-old Ocean Township resident Tyler Seward from his motel room and arrested him. During a search of the room, Police found no weapons or hostages. They did however, find a bong commonly used to smoke marijuana.

Seward faces creating a false public alarm and drug paraphernalia possession counts. He was released on a criminal summons and future court date.

The Monmouth County Prosecutors Office and the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (MOCERT) also responded to the ordeal.

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