Ex-Ohio 911 dispatcher who admitted to starting forest fires gets 18 months in prison
James Bartels was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sparking 26 fires in Wayne National Forest, prosecutors announced on ...
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Former fire official sentenced for arson in Ohio national forest
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 ...
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Former Fire Department Administrator Sentenced to 18 Months for Arson in Wayne National Forest
A former fire department administrator and police officer has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for setting 26 ...
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Former Ohio fire dispatcher sentenced to 18 months for arson fires in Wayne National Forest
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 ...