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 ...

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

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

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

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

Sentences were handed down to eight individuals convicted of various crimes in Gallia County including rape, assault, ...

Investigators say Harrison placed two children, ages 5 and 4, into a bathtub of excessively hot water, refusing to adjust the ...

GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio. (WCHS) — Sentences were handed down to eight individuals convicted of various crimes in Gallia County including rape, assault, endangering children among other charges ...

A former fire official has been sentenced to prison for intentionally setting several fires in a national forest in Perry County.  James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio ...

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 ...