Man charged after allegedly threatening to kill Ohio dad 'in the name of Allah' in terrifying video encounter

Surveillance video captured a terrifying and evident late-night random enactment of unit successful Ohio, erstwhile a knife-wielding antheral allegedly told a homeowner helium intended to termination him "in the sanction of Allah."

The harrowing encounter, which unfolded successful the aboriginal hours of Easter Sunday greeting successful Warren County, began erstwhile the fishy appeared to beryllium praying successful the family's driveway earlier approaching the location aggregate times, prompting an alarmed begetter to yet spell outside.

Authorities aboriginal identified the fishy arsenic 23-year-old Anthony Long, who was arrested and charged soon aft the incident, FOX 19 Now reported. 

Tiffany Miller, the parent of the family, shared the frightening ordeal connected societal media Monday, describing it arsenic a "deeply frightening and unsafe situation" that could person turned deadly. 

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A suspicious antheral approached a location successful Ohio aft midnight connected Sunday. (Tiffany Miller)

The incidental began erstwhile the fishy reportedly drove into the family’s driveway with his headlights off, Miller said. 

Surveillance footage from the location past appeared to amusement the antheral kneeling successful the driveway and praying earlier approaching the home.

Long archetypal knocked connected the beforehand door, but received nary effect arsenic the household was asleep, Miller said. 

Minutes later, helium returned, pounding connected the doorway adjacent louder successful a second, much assertive attempt. 

Miller said the household woke up expecting their girl to instrumentality home, but were shocked to find a alien astatine their doorway successful the mediate of the night.  

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A antheral fishy was seen praying connected his knees earlier approaching the Ohio location connected Sunday. (Tiffany Miller)

"I woke up and walked up reasoning my girl was locked retired and, nope, it wasn’t her," she said. "It was a antheral I didn’t know. We did not respond, and again helium went backmost to his car."

The antheral reportedly remained successful his parked car arsenic 1 of the family's daughters yet arrived home, prompting Miller's hubby to spell extracurricular and face the suspect.

"Hey bud, you knocking connected the door?" the father, Andy, was heard asking. 

"I’ll termination you successful the sanction of Allah," the fishy instantly replied. 

The alarmed begetter past began retreating portion shouting for their girl to thrust away.

Miller said the fishy past pulled a weapon connected Andy, attempted to attack the location again, and yet drove disconnected successful pursuit of the daughter, who had already fled the scene.

The homeowner retreated from a suspicious antheral aboriginal Sunday greeting pursuing an alarming encounter. (Tiffany Miller)

"The antheral instantly exited his vehicle, began making explicit threats to termination him, repeatedly invoking spiritual language, and started moving person successful an assertive manner," Miller said. 

No 1 was injured successful the incident, according to the family.

"This was a terrifying encounter, and we are grateful nary 1 was harmed past night," Miller said. 

Anthony Long was taken into custody astir 3:18 a.m. Sunday. (Warren County Sheriff's Office)

Long was booked into the Warren County Jail, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

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Long faces 4 charges, including aggravated menacing, trespassing, and transgression damage, each classified arsenic misdemeanors of varying degrees.

He is besides facing aggregate bail amounts totaling much than $75,000, astir of which indispensable beryllium paid successful cash.