TOMS RIVER, NJ — A 51-year-old man from Toms River has been sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison for multiple crimes, including aggravated assault and arson, prosecutors announced Friday.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said Charles Maulbeck received concurrent sentences of three years for aggravated assault, three years for arson, and 18 months for criminal mischief. The charges stem from separate incidents in Lacey and Brick Townships in 2024.
Authorities say Maulbeck struck a Lacey Township homeowner with an axe during an April 9, 2024 altercation, set a fire at a Falkenberg Road residence in Brick Township on September 13, 2024 that injured three firefighters, and smashed a vehicle window in Lacey Township on September 14, 2024.
Maulbeck was arrested and has remained in custody since September 14, 2024.
