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Friday, September 14, 2012

Hazlet Man Returns from Georgia To Face Charges of Murder and Arson in Death of Middletown Woman

Darryl Petlock of Hazlet is accused of the stabbing death of Lynn Moretti of Middletown, whose body was found in a fire on Sept. 4.

Darryl E. Petlock, the man accused of killing Lynn Moretti of Middletown and setting fire to her house, has been extradicted from Georgia. He appeared before a judge in Freehold Thursday.  Petlock, 34, of the Locust Grove development in the West Keansburg section of Hazlet Township, was informed of the three serious charges against him related to the murder of Moretti, 40, on September 4. His initial appearance was before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci, Jr., J.S.C. in Freehold.  Petlock, also known as “Isa Maajid,"  is currently being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Facility in Freehold. Bail was set by the judge at $2.5 million, no ten percent option.  Petlock is charged with knowingly causing the death …

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Hazlet Man Arrested, Charged with Murder of North Middletown Woman [Video of Fire]

Police caught up with Darryl E. Petlock in Georgia and, now he will return to face multiple, serious charges.

A Hazlet man was arrested yesterday and charged with the murder of a woman found in a burned out home in North Middletown in the early hours of Sept. 4, said Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.  Darryl E. Petlock, also known as “Isa Maajid” was arrested in Brunswick, Georgia and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree aggravated arson. The investigation began after the Middletown Township Police Department received a 911 call on September 4 reporting a structure fire in the area of Jersey Avenue in Middletown, a small street facing Route 36.  Middletown Police Department and firefighters from multiple Middletown companies responded and, upon …

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NJarhead

4:08 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013

I knew Lynn from High School. I hadn't seen her in about 20 years. The person I knew, was a sweatheart and when she smiled, it made you want to smile too. That's who I mourn. I see no reason to speak ill of the dead, unless you're an attention-whore yourself.   more ›

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