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

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

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 ...

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

Some parts of Massachusetts could see as much as 8 inches of snow as another storm hits this weekend, with precipitation ...

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

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