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John Young, a 33-year-old manager of an auto parts store, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 16, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
It was around 9 p.m. the night before that firefighters doused a blaze that engulfed the vehicle on Washington Place, the prosecutor said. Police immediately notified his Arson Task Force.
A joint investigation with city detectives determined that the fire was set by Young, who lives several blocks away on Fourth Street, Musella said. They got a warrant, searched his apartment and found a handgun, he said.
Authorities didn't say who owns the SUV but confirmed it wasn't Young's.
Young was charged with aggravated arson and with being a “certain persons” – namely, a convicted felon -- in possession of a weapon.
He was sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
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