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

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

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

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

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

Bartels was also ordered to pay $638,000 in restitution and register through the Ohio Arson Registry. Wayne National Forest ...

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

A man who served as a former fire official, police officer and Gallia County 911 administrator has been sentenced to 18 ...

In Ohio, a troubling case of arson perpetrated by a former fire department dispatcher and police officer has come to a legal resolution. James A. Bartels, previously ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for setting 26 ...

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 was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest. James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...