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WENONAH, N.J., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Police in New Jersey say they are still investigating a man charged with delivering a toy horse head to a state senator.
Robert Godman, 61, of Wenonah, N.J., was arrested at the home he shares with his parents Thursday and charged with harassment after a man hand-delivered a package to state Sen. Stephen Sweeney that was found to contain the head of a plush horse, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday. The incident appeared a likely allusion to the classic cinematic scene in "The Godfather," in which a horse's head was used as a death threat by the Mafia.
Staffers for Sweeney, who was acting governor while Gov. Jon Corzine was on vacation, said they called in a bomb squad to destroy the package as a precaution.
New Jersey State Police said they were looking into whether Godman, who remained in jail Thursday night, and the package are related to a recent series of letters and faxes.
"We take every interaction with our government officials seriously, at least of this nature," State Police Sgt. Steve Jones said. "This was not just some benign communication."
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