TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Middletown man, Gregory Paul Fullman is behind bars after being arrested on Monday and lodged in the Ocean County Jail on 25 counts of aggravated arson in connection to the starting forest fires. The Ocean County Prosecutor has not released any information, but Fullman is apparently linked to several forest fires in the northern Ocean County area. At this time he is listed as being detained without bond in accordance with New Jersey bail reform laws and a pretrial release hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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At this time it is not sure whether or not Fullman was responsible for the massive March 14, 2021 forest fire that burned through portions of Lakewood and Brick Townships.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Bilhimer announced on March 19th that the fire was an act of arson. No suspects have been identified in that fire to date.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Squad-Arson Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, has determined that the wildland fire which occurred in Lakewood Township and advanced into Brick Township on Sunday, March 14, 2021, was intentionally set.
“We have located the origin of the fire and have concluded that the fire was intentionally set,” Prosecutor Billhimer stated.
It is also unknown if Fullman is facing charges in other jurisdictions.