James Bartels, 52, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Parker’s ...

James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on ...

A witness reported that Bartels’ Ford truck was seen near two of the fire sites “within minutes of their ignition,” the ...

A former Gallia County, Ohio, fire department worker and police officer was sentenced to prison Monday for starting dozens of ...

A former southeastern Ohio fire department administrator will serve 18 months in federal prison after admitting to starting dozens of wildfires in Wayne National Forest. U.S. District Court Judge ...

James Bartels, a former fire department administrator, claimed he set the fires to "give the boys something to do." ...

A former Ohio Fire Administrator will spend time in jail after he started dozens of arson fires in a national forest.

A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced for starting more than 20 fires in the Wayne ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest.

James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...