A New York man has been charged with aggravated arson after authorities say he threw Molotov cocktails at a vehicle and residence in South Toms River earlier this month, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced Monday.

Tashaun Normand, 42, of the Bronx, faces two counts of aggravated arson and two counts of possession of a destructive device in connection with the March 23 incident on Belmont Drive.

Officers from the South Toms River Police Department and Manitou Park Fire Company responded to the scene at approximately 3:15 p.m. that day and found a fire burning inside a 2010 GMC Terrain as well as a separate fire on a grassy area next to the residence. Responding officers also discovered a broken glass bottle and a second intact bottle containing an unknown liquid with a torn rag stuffed inside — consistent with a Molotov cocktail.

Investigators from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad determined that the fire originated at the Terrain’s front windshield and was intentionally set using an open flame. The investigation ultimately identified Normand as the individual who constructed the Molotov cocktails and hurled them at the vehicle and toward the residence.

Normand was taken into custody without incident on March 30 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Monroe County, Tennessee, and is currently held in the Monroe County Jail pending extradition to New Jersey.

Prosecutor Billhimer credited joint efforts by the Arson Squad, South Toms River Police Detective Bureau, Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol for the arrest.