James Bartels, a former fire department administrator, claimed he set the 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 Monday.

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, then of the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, admitted to starting 26 fires to "give the boys ...

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 A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...

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 ... U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley ordered 52-year-old James Bartels of Rio Grande to serve the prison sentence and ...

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

A former Ohio fire department administrator was sentenced to prison after officials said he intentionally set 26 fires. James Bartels, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of timber set afire ...