MANCHESTER NEW JERSEY MAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ARSON IN CONNECTION TO A STRING OF FOREST FIRES
" Gregory Fullman Of Manchester Was Charged On Monday, January 31, 2022 With Twenty Five Counts Of Aggravated Arson For Setting A String Of Ocean County Forest Fires."
February 5, 2022 By Joanne Alvarez Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
TOMS RIVER, NJ.- On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Monday, January 31, 2022, Gregory Fullman, Jr., 32, of Manchester Township, New Jersey was Charged with Twenty Five Counts of Aggravated Arson, in connection with Multiple Fires that occurred in The Townships of Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, and Lakewood, between the months of May 2021 and January 2022.
On Monday, January 31, 2022, a Multi-Jurisdictional Investigation into a string of Forest Fires that were intentionally set in Ocean County culminated with Mr. Fullman’s arrest. The investigation determined that Mr. Fullman was responsible for setting fires and destroying or damaging wooded areas in Little Egg Harbor Township on May 16, 2021 and December 8, 2021, Manchester Township on December 1, 2021 and December 16, 2021, and Lakewood Township on December 1, 2021 and January 21, 2022. Mr. Fullman was taken into custody on January 31, 2022, and is presently lodged in The Ocean County Jail pending a Detention Hearing.
“I extend my sincere appreciation to the many law enforcement agencies that were involved in this very thorough and wide-ranging investigation,” Prosecutor Billhimer stated. “The resolve and determination exhibited by these professionals over the last eight months has resulted in this arrest. I am thankful for their hard work, and grateful that no one was hurt or killed as a result of these fires,” Prosecutor Billhimer concluded.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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