A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson for allegedly sparking the massive wildfire in the New Jersey Pine Barrens that has torched 15,000 acres, prosecutors said. Joseph Kling, of Ocean ...

TOMS RIVER -- Following a brief court appearance on May 19, the Waretown man accused of sparking the massive Jones Road wildfire with an improperly extinguished bonfire told reporters there were 19 ...

A New Jersey man charged with starting the wildfire that tore through the eastern part of the state last month claimed that he shouldn’t be blamed because more than a dozen others present at the time ...

Joseph Kling, 19, was charged with arson and aggravated arson in connection to the Jones Road wildfire. Investigators determined that an improperly extinguished bonfire was the cause of the massive ...

The only adult to be charged with arson in the massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, is expected to soon be out of jail as he awaits trial. A judge on Monday ruled that 19-year-old Joseph ...

The New Jersey man charged with sparking a wildfire that ravaged parts of the Pine Barrens in Ocean County attempted to deny responsibility, blaming it instead on two “Mexicans” he could not name, ...

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced Friday the arrest of a second suspect in connection with the Jones Road Wildfire. Last week, authorities charged 19-year-old Joseph Kling with ...

A second teenager was arrested in connection to the Jones Road Wildfire that occurred in Ocean County last month. Prosecutors announced a 17-year-old, who they did not name, was taken into custody and ...