A 6-year-old child was found unharmed after a Hackensack man allegedly choked a person and threatened to kill the person with a knife inside an apartment where guns were later seized, authorities said.

Kevin M. Lovett, 50, was arrested Saturday night on assault and weapons charges after police and SWAT team members forced their way into his apartment, city police said.

Officers were called to the building around 8:40 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a person had been choked by Lovett.

When police arrived, they found the victim outside with a small cut to the neck. The victim declined medical treatment.

Police were told that Lovett, the child and a gun were still inside the apartment, and that Lovett had threatened harm with a knife.

When Lovett refused to open the door, officers

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