By Tom Mongelli
A fugitive who once called Hazlet home remains on the loose, but he's been indicted by a grand jury in Freehold, accused of orchestrating an assault against a 67-year-old Holmdel man and his family.
Fifty-five-year-old Salvatore Viscusi was charged last September by Holmdel police. If tried and convicted, he could get up to 10 years in state prison.
Viscusi is accused of recruiting a 44-year-old Keyport man to carry out an attack on a third individual. After two attempts failed, police say, Viscusi enlisted the same accomplice to torch the intended victim's house.
Police haven't been able to find Viscusi since the complaint was lodged. They say he has ties throughout New Jersey, and also in Staten Island; Quakertown, Pennsylvania; Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; Fort Worth and Seagoville, Texas; Coral Springs and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Riverside, California.
Authorities urge anyone spotting Vescusi not to approach him directly, but to place a 911 call instead. He's described as white, with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5'11" and 170 to 180 pounds, with shoe size nine-and-a-half.
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