The relative of a New Jersey man who was found dead along with his wife and two children in a fire at his home on Tuesday has been charged with setting his own house on fire earlier that day.
The brother of a technology consultant in New Jersey who was found dead along with his wife and two children in a suspicious fire on Tuesday has been arrested and charged with setting his own house on fire earlier that day.
The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday that Paul J. Caniero, of Ocean Township, is being held on charges of aggravated arson in connection with the fire at his home. He lived about 12 miles away from the stately Colts Neck mansion of Keith Caneiro, 50, and Jennifer Caneiro, 45, and their two young children.
The prosecutor, Christopher J. Gramiccioni, will be speaking to the press Tuesday afternoon to provide more information about the arrest and the connection to fire at the Colts Neck mansion.
