A 28-year-old NJ driver admits threatening to kill man and dog in road rage case

⚠️ A Toms River man admitted to threatening another driver during a road rage confrontation in Atlantic City.

➡️ Prosecutors said dashcam video captured the encounter and helped document the incident.

🔴 Marin is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 18 and faces a recommended three-year prison term.

A Toms River man faces prison after admitting to threatening another driver in a road rage confrontation in Atlantic City.

In front of Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Christine Smith, 28-year-old Frank Marin pleaded guilty to third-degree terroristic threats on Tuesday.

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Dashcam captured Atlantic City road rage confrontation

The morning incident from last year was caught on the victim’s dashboard camera, and footage was handed over to the police.

On Sept. 12, 2025, Atlantic City Police officers responded to a road rage incident on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard just before 9:30 a.m.

The victim told officers that after he stopped for an ambulance that was crossing an intersection, Marin blew through a red light in his white Nissan Altima and almost crashed with the victim.

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After a brief confrontation the victim tried to drive away, but Marin cut him off from the passenger side and began threatening him.

Marin said he would kill the man and his dog, then got an orange stun gun from his Nissan and approached the victim’s car.

The victim moved his car forward while saying he was calling the police, causing Marin to ultimately leave.

Marin faces prison after sentencing in August

At sentencing on Aug.18, Marin faces a recommended sentence of three years in state prison.

His record includes multiple previous arrests, including in Monmouth and Burlington Counties, for drug possession, burglary and fencing, and last year, for weapons possession and violating a domestic violence restraining order.

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