Crime & Safety
Exterminator Helped Rob Morganville Home, Police Say
The Manalapan man was working as an exterminator in the home on Sami Court in Morganville.

Marlboro Township, NJ - A man working as an exterminator in a Morganville home called another man to rob the place, Monmouth County prosecutors say.
The man, Charles Metzler, 27, of Manalapan, was working as an exterminator in the home on Sami Court in Morganville. Prosecutors say while in the home he called another man, James Kushall on his cellphone, "to advise him of the status of the house," according to the criminal complaint.
On Wednesday, May 18, Metzler received gold jewelry, which had been stolen from the home, prosecutors said. He pawned it to World Wide Gold Buyers.
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Metzler has been charged with conspiracy to commit theft. The exact charge against Kushall is unknown at this time, but he was named in the criminal complaint.
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