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

In December, investigators spoke with Bartels and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a ...

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

James Bartels, who served as an administrator for the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, said in an interview with law enforcement that he ignited the spate of fires to "give the boys ...

The sentencing of James Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, comes after he pleaded guilty in September 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. Bartels was ...

James Bartels, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of timber set afire, according to court documents. In February, he was sentenced to one and a half years in prison, according to a Feb. 10 news ...

U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley ordered 52-year-old James Bartels of Rio Grande to serve the prison sentence and pay more than $638,000 in costs for starting the fires. According to ...

James Bartels, 52, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Parker’s office. The fires created a substantial risk of death or injury to the ...

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

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