HACKENSACK MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ARSON
" A Hackensack Factory Worker Charged With Arson In Connection With Fire Set On Saturday."
May 30, 2021 By Art Fletcher & Kevin Peterson, Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
HACKENSACK, NJ.- Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella On Sunday May 30th, announced the arrest of Brandon McGarrell, 22, a factory worker from Hackensack, New Jersey, on a charge of arson. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, The Bergen County Sheriff's Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton, and The Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.
On Saturday May 29, 2021, at approximately 9:17 a.m., The Hackensack Police Department received a report of a fire at 95 Essex Street. Upon arrival, officers were advised that the fire was extinguished, but had been intentionally set by an unknown male who then fled the scene. At that time, the police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit. The ensuing investigation revealed that the fire was set by the defendant Brandon McGarrell.
As a result of the investigation, Brandon McGarrell was arrested and charged with one-count of Second-Degree Arson. Mr. McGarrell was transported to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court, in Hackensack, New Jersey.
" The Rules Of The Court Requires Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty."
FILED UNDER MAY 30, 2021: LOCAL, LAW, BERGEN: