Prosecutor: Parsippany Man Tried Setting Lakefront Home on Fire

A Parsippany man has been arrested and charged with arson Wednesday after authorities say he lit a couch on fire outside a home, leading to damage and injuring a resident, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp announced.

Police and fire officials responded to a Lakeshore Drive home in Parsippany early Wednesday morning for a report of a fire, Knapp said. When they arrived, it was clear that a couch located outside the home had been set on fire, which caused damage to the home itself, Knapp said.

The fire was extinguished and one of the residents sustained minor injuries during an attempt to put out the fire before first responders arrived, Knapp said.

No one else inside the home was injured.

Andry Mroz, 27, was located on scene of the fire, and arrested. He was charged with two counts of aggravated arson, one count of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon. He was lodged in jail in lieu of $75,000 cash, bond, or property with conditions.

Mroz and the victims were “not strangers” to one another, Knapp’s office said.

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