Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on June 9,  Kaele Principato, 18, of Barnegat Township and Lucas Pyle, 18, of Egg Harbor City were each charged with aggravated arson and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, in connection with an incident that occurred in Barnegat on June 7.

Billhimer said that at 2:50 p.m. on that date, Barnegat police and firefighters were dispatched to a home on Schooner Avenue for a report of a residential fire.