Police respond to Jackson 21 call for man armed with baseball bat, setting bean bag on fire

Charlie Dwyer

JACKSON, NJ – On Monday December 20, 2021 at 1:49 am, Officers John Araneda, Matthew Jamison, Javier DeLaTorre, Robert Reiff and Randall Trasky responded to a residence located on Chatham Court located in the Gardens at Jackson 21 on the report of a disturbance in progress. It had been reported that there was a male suspect who was armed with a baseball bat threatening his neighbors and that the male had also taken a bean bag chair from the caller’s porch and lit it on fire on the grass in a common area at the complex.

Officer Araneda arrived on scene first and observed the object on fire on the grass and used his vehicle’s fire extinguisher to put the fire out. After speaking with the victims, it was learned that the suspect had attempted to gain entry to their residence through a sliding door and then stood outside their residence with the baseball bat yelling at them and threatening to burn the building down. He then took the bean bag chair from the porch and lit it on fire on the grass away from the building.

Officers attempted to make contact with the male suspect but he refused to cooperate and open the door for them. Out of concern due to the suspect’s behavior of lighting the chair on fire and threats to burn the building down, officers evacuated the neighboring units and then forced entry to the suspect’s apartment. They located the suspect and after a struggle, were able to take him into custody.

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Police arrested Jonathan Burgos, age 30 of Jackson. Mr. Burgos remained uncooperative with officers during processing and was later transported to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. He was charged with attempted burglary, criminal mischief by fire, unlawful possession of a weapon, obstruction and terroristic threats. Detective Derek Thomason responded to assist with the investigation and coordinated with the Ocean County Prosecutors Office on the charges.


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