Ocean County Man Faces 25 Arson Counts In String Of Fires In Lakewood, 2 Other Towns

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Manchester Township man is facing 25 counts of aggravated arson in connection with multiple fires in Ocean County last year, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.

Gregory P. Fullman, Jr., 32, was arrested Monday, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The fires were in Little Egg Harbor, Manchester, and Lakewood from May 2021 and January 2022. He is being held in the Ocean County Jail, awaiting a detention hearing, the prosecutor's said.

The investigation revealed that Fullman was responsible for setting fires and destroying or damaging wooded areas in Little Egg Harbor Township on May 16 and Dec. 8; in Manchester on Dec. 1 and Dec. 16, and Lakewood on Dec. 1 and Jan. 21, 2022.

"I extend my sincere appreciation to the many law enforcement agencies that were involved in this very thorough and wide-ranging investigation," Billhimer said. "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," he said.

The fires were investigated by:

• Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad
• Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force
• Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit
• Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Unit
• Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department
• Manchester Township Police Department
• Lakewood Township Police Department
• Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigations Unit
• Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Field Services Unit
• Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Administrative Unit
• Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit
• Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office
• Ocean County Vehicle Services Department
• New Jersey State Forest Fire Service
• New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences
• New Jersey State Police Regional Operations Intelligence Center
• Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit
• Monmouth County Fire Marshal’s Office
• Wall Township Police Department
• City of Bridgeton Fire Department Bureau of Fire Prevention K-9 Unit