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Juan Hector Padilla
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Accused Arsonist Indicted For 7-Alarm Bound Brook Fire
A 29-year-old Bound Brook man was indicted on several charges stemming from a seven-alarm fire that tore through the borough in January, authorities said Thursday. Juan Hector Padilla was indicted on charges of second-degree burglary, second-degree aggravated arson, third-degree aggravated assault for injury to a firefighter and third-degree hindering apprehension of oneself, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said alongside county and local officials. Thirty-six fire companies from four counties responded to the Meridia II on East Main Street and Mountain Avenue aro…
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Bound Brook Man, 28, Charged With Arson In Massive Downtown Fire
A 28-year-old Bound Brook man was charged with arson following a massive fire that tore through the downtown district Sunday night. Juan Hector Padilla, of East Second Street, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree arson and hindering investigation apprehension, along with providing false information, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said. Investigators said Padilla was seen walking near the building several times before the seven-alarm blaze broke out around 7:55 p.m., at the site of the Meridia II building on East Main Street and Mountain Avenue. The Bound Brook F…