Woman Missing, Man Arrested After Monmouth County Fire: MCPO

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ — An Ocean Township house-fire investigation led to the arrest of one resident while the other remains missing, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Authorities asked the public for help in locating Jacquelin Terrulli.

The 6,000 square-foot home of Terrulli and Ronald Teschner — 86 Wickapecko Drive — became fully engulfed in flames Thursday morning. Both were unaccounted for once the fire was extinguished, the MCPO said.

Authorities found Teschner, 49, on Friday in Paterson. He was inside Terrulli's 2019 Jeep Cherokee, the MCPO said. Authorities said they also found shotguns in the vehicle.

Teschner was charged with two counts of unlawful weapons possession, two counts of certain persons not to possess a weapon, and three counts of receiving stolen property, the MCPO said. The vehicle was seized. Authorities took Teschner to the Monmouth County Correctional Facility.

He lived in the now-burned-down Ocean Township home and assaulted a police officer in Paterson on the day of his arrest, authorities said. Teschner also possessed heroin that day, officials said. Read more: Ocean Twp. Fire: Man Assaulted A Cop On Day Of Arrest: MCPO

Anyone who had contact with Teschner between the fire and the time of his arrest can contact Petruzziello or Brady.

Anyone with information can also contact Detective Wayne Raynor of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443 or Detective Darius Davis of the Asbury Park Police Department at 732-774-1300.

You can also submit information anonymously to the Monmouth County Crime Stoppers confidential telephone tip-line by calling 1-800-671-4400, texting “MONMOUTH” plus their tip to 274637, or emailing a tip via the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

The fire remains under investigation.