A Tamaqua man was jailed on charges that he held a borough couple at gunpoint in their home on April 30 and stole a number of items.

Tamaqua police filed a number of charges against Dustin P. Oncay, 38, who was unable to post $150,000 cash bail.

According to police, officers were dispatched to a home on the 200 block of Lafayette Street at 11:58 p.m. after a man reported that he and his girlfriend were held at gunpoint for an hour.

Officers arrived at 12:04 a.m. May 1 and spoke to the victim who said Oncay had a .45 H & K firearm and threatened to tape their mouths shut if they continued to talk.

While police were at the home, officers said Oncay contacted the man several times.

During an interview the morning of May 1, the man told police he was employed by Milwaukee tools and sold tools at a discounted price to a friend of Oncay’s about a year ago. Oncay then asked the man to get tools for him at a discount. The man told police that he considered Oncay a friend.

Earlier on April 30, police said Oncay messaged the man and asked if he could stop by. The man said he expected Oncay to arrive earlier in the day.

Late that night, he heard Oncay enter through an unlocked door and yell out his name. Oncay then came to the bedroom with another man, and produced the gun, police said.

He pointed the weapon at the man and his girlfriend and ordered them to the ground. He said the men had duct tape but did not use it.

Oncay then gave the gun to the other man, who held it on the couple while Oncay left the room to take tools and a firearm.

The men eventually left, but Oncay returned and tried to get inside again, police said. At that point, officers were on the scene.

The man told police that Oncay had been asking him for money and to borrow tools for about a week before the incident.

Police said approximately $10,460 in tools and weapons were stolen.

During the investigation, police found messages about the stolen tools from Oncay. Police said Oncay claimed that the man “owed him so he took stuff.”

Police charged Oncay with robbery-threat of immediate serious injury; theft by unlawful taking of movable property; robbery, unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury; possession of firearm prohibited; possession of weapon and simple assault.

Oncay was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Edward Tarentelli and transported to the Schuylkill County Prison.

While on the way to jail, Oncay admitted that he had used fentanyl before arriving at the police department to speak to officers.