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FREEHOLD – A former Holmdel man was found guilty on Friday for his role in a series of bizarre attacks on a real estate agency, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.
Leonard J. Mazzarisi III, 32, had been charged with second-degree aggravated arson, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to authorities.
The charges stem from three separate incidents from August 2017 to May 2018, in which Mazzarisi was accused of targeting Neuhaus Realty the last two incidents Mazzarisi was directly linked to through evidence presented at a criminal trial that had lasted five weeks.
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Prison cells at the Monmouth County Correctional Institute. (Vin Ebenau, Townsquare Media New Jersey)
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On August 19, 2017, Holmdel Police responded to possible arson at Neuhaus Realty Agency on Main Street where they found evidence that a fire, which damaged a part of the back of the building was set on purpose.
They then joined with the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office and both came to the same conclusion and video surveillance confirmed their investigative theory and evidence.