MANCHESTER – The man who allegedly set fire to a house and vandalized homes with Nazi symbols will remain in the Ocean County Jail pending his trial, police said.
Ron Carr, 34, of Manchester, faces 36 criminal counts which include Bias Intimidation, Aggravated Arson, Arson and Criminal Mischief.
In the overnight hours of June 6 into June 7, Carr allegedly targeted 14 homes. There were no injuries reported. One home was destroyed by fire and three nearby suffered heat damage.
Carr was apprehended on June 7. His detention hearing on June 29 with Supreme Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels was to determine if he should be let out of prison.
The first-degree charges of Bias Intimidation carry a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $200,000. The second-degree charge of Aggravated Arson carries a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000. The Arson charge is a third-degree charge which can lead to a sentence of three to five years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000. The difference between Arson and Aggravated Arson is that Aggravated Arson was done specifically to put someone’s life in danger. Some of the Bias Intimidation charges were also third degree. The fourth-degree offenses of Criminal Mischief could lead to up to 18 months in state prison and a maximum fine of $10,000.
This is not Carr’s first run-in with the law. In 2021, he told police he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a pole in Toms River. He later admitted to using methamphetamine.
Deputy Attorney General Valerie Butler is prosecuting the case for the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice in conjunction with Ocean County Assistant Prosecutor Ashley Angelo. The investigation is being conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Major Crime Unit, Arson Squad, and Bias Crime Unit, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit and the Manchester Township Police Department, under the leadership of Chief Robert M. Dolan Jr.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
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