OCEAN, N.J. (AP) - The housemate of a New Jersey woman missing since their home burned down earlier this month will remain jailed until his trial on weapons charges and other counts.
A judge issued the ruling Monday during a detention hearing for 49-year-old Ronald Teschner, who was admonished multiple times for outbursts he made during the session.
The Ocean Township home that Teschner shared with 65-year-old Jacquelin Terrulli and some of her relatives was gutted in the Sept. 12 fire. Authorities found Teschner the next day in Paterson, driving Terrulli’s SUV with her shotguns and jewelry inside
Monmouth County prosecutors sought Teschner’s detention, citing his extensive criminal record. But Teschner’s public defender said his client maintains his innocence.
Terrulli’s family has said Teschner was her longtime friend and she had let him live at the house for about a month.
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