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

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

He admitted to starting the fires with a lighter to “give the boys something to do” and to distract himself from his ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

According to federal court records, Bartels admitted to using a lighter to start 26 fires in Wayne National ... forest in that area. Bartels resigned as a 911 dispatcher for Gallia County ...

This was days after Bartels resigned from the Galia County 911 dispatch center ... and he admitted to starting 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest using a lighter, officials said.