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Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People Inside Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People Inside
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Setting Fire To House With People Inside A 27-year-old man from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to seven years in New Jersey state prison for setting a home on fire, authorities said. Jamal Preston of Egg Harbor Township was sentenced as a result of a previously entered guilty plea to aggravated arson, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  The sentencing was on Friday, June 3 and included a weapons charge. On August 20, 2020, Preston was involved in an altercation with another individual in the Manitou Park section of Berkeley Township. When Officers from the Berkeley Township Police Department…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Man Admits Setting Fire To Occupied Lakewood Home: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Admits Setting Fire To Occupied Lakewood Home: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Admits Setting Fire To Occupied Lakewood Home: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from South Jersey admits setting fire to an occupied home on the Jersey Shore, authorities said Jamal Preston, 27, of Egg Harbor Township, admitted to aggravated arson in Lakewood, before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan on Thursday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Additionally, Preston pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge of unlawful possession of a weapon relating to a fight that occurred two days before the fire in Berkeley Township, the prosecutor said. When he is sentenced on Feb. 25, the state is seeking a state prison sent…

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by Jon Craig