Man Enters Home In Lacey Threatening Homeowner

Man Enters Home In Lacey Threatening Homeowner

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Wayne Murray was arrested for forcefully entering a home in Lacey Township and threatening the homeowner.

On Friday, August 28, 2020, at 5:28 p.m., dispatch received a 911 call from an Independence Drive resident.  The caller reported that an unknown suspect entered their home making threats.  The residents were able to push the suspect out of the home and detain him in the street with a neighbor.  Wayne Murray was ultimately placed under arrest and charged with Burglary, Terroristic Threats, Simple Assault, and Obstructing Justice.  He was lodged in the Ocean County Correctional Facility in accordance with bail reform.

Murray has since been released from the Ocean County Jail.