Little Egg Harbor man charged in NJ Molotov cocktail attack

⚠️ Police say a Little Egg Harbor man threw a lit Molotov cocktail at a township home.

➡️ Investigators say surveillance video caught a motorcyclist lighting and tossing the device.

🔴 Detectives arrested the defendant after finding a motorcycle under a tarp with its plates removed.

A 24-year-old Ocean County man is accused of tossing a lit Molotov cocktail at a house in his hometown, before driving off and hiding the motorcycle used in the violent act.

On Thursday, John Algor, Jr., of Little Egg Harbor Township, was charged with aggravated arson, possession of a destructive device, and hindering apprehension.

The night before around 11:30 p.m., members of the Little Egg Harbor Police and Fire Departments responded to calls about a fire at a home on Oneida Lake Drive.

Using a garden hose, the homeowner managed to extinguish the flames on the front porch.

Investigators say surveillance video captured the attack

Surveillance video from the area showed a person pulling up on a motorcycle, lighting an object on fire and throwing the glass container, with combustible material soaked in an ignitable liquid inside.

Algor Jr. knew the residents of the targeted home and was trying to intimidate them, according to an affidavit filed by investigators.

Police say suspect hid motorcycle after the fire

Detectives from township police and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad went to Algor Jr.’s home and found a motorcycle, stashed under a tarp with its license plates removed.

Explosive residue was also recovered as evidence, investigators said.

Algor Jr. was arrested and taken to the Ocean County Jail, ahead of a Wednesday morning detention hearing.

Algor Jr. was previously arrested for simple assault in March 2025, and for criminal mischief in 2021.

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NJ motorcyclist accused of tossing molotov cocktail at Ocean County home