Federal investigators are searching for a “disgruntled” man they say showed up at acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s office building with a baseball bat, two sources familiar with the matter said.

The unidentified man was carrying a bat when arrived outside the Peter Rodino Federal Building in Newark on Wednesday night, the two sources said. The man was not allowed entry.

He returned later without the bat and was allowed in after going through a security screening, the sources said.

A senior official familiar with the incident said an early review shows the man went upstairs to the U.S. attorney’s office and told the receptionist, who was behind secure glass, that he was there to speak to Habba.

He was told he did not have an appointment and waited in the foyer area for a sh

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