A federal government employee was taken into custody Tuesday following an “active shooter hoax” that plunged New Jersey’s largest military base into lockdown earlier in the day, according to the state’s acting US attorney, Alina Habba.

In a social media post Tuesday night, Habba said the civilian employee — who has not been named — was in custody for “conveying false information regarding an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire.”

That sprawling base, among the nation’s largest military installations, was placed under lockdown Tuesday morning.

A federal government employee was taken into custody after an “active shooter hoax” at Joint Base McGuire. AP

A statement on the base’s Facebook page urged all personnel to shelter in place.

The statement did not describe the nature of the threa

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