Investigators did not disclosed how they arrived at a finding of arson and how they settled on Matthew Franco, 20, of Leonardo. He was ordered detained in Freehold.
The Toms River defendant who admitted setting fire to a both ends of a house while occupants were inside in mid-2016 is sentenced to seven years in a state prison.
TOMS RIVER - Hours after a fire erupted on both ends of a house in the township just after midnight Tuesday, suspect from another part of town is charged with setting it.
The Ocean County Prosecutors Office and Beachwood Police are hoping you can help them find who set a shed on fire early this morning behind 417 Atlantic City Boulevard.
Three of four suspects tied to a trio of 2011 home break-ins that included a Freehold Township man's death and the torching of his house move closer to trial.
A Union Beach man is accused of intentionally setting a fire in the Hazlet first aid building where he was a member, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office.