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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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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.
A Long Branch man has been sentenced to serve six years in state prison as a result of a plea to the first degree crime of strict liability for drug induced death.
The charges stem from an overdose death that took place in February 2020 in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
Lateef Reevey, 31, was sentenced on Feb. 17 by state Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas to six years in state prison subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA). Pursuant to NERA, Reevey will be required to serve 85% of his sentence before he becomes eligible for parole.
Reevey also received a five-year term in state prison for an unrelated charge of conspiracy to possess a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), which will run concurrent to the strict liability charge, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
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