Former Ohio 911 dispatcher admits starting forest fires to 'give the boys something to do'
James Bartels, a former 911 dispatcher in southeast Ohio, admitted to starting dozens of fires to "give the boys something to do." ...
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Ex-Ohio 911 dispatcher who admitted to starting forest fires gets 18 months in prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former southeastern Ohio fire ... federal prosecutors announced Monday. James Bartels, who served as an administrator for the Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Department ...
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Former Ohio fire official who set dozens of arson fires gets 18 months in prison
The sentencing of James Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, comes after he pleaded guilty in September 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. Bartels was ...
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Former Greenfield Township, OH, Fire Administrator Sentenced After Intentionally Setting Fires
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 ...
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Former first responder sentenced for starting dozens of fires in Ohio national forest
James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for starting 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...
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Former Ohio 911 dispatcher admits starting forest fires to 'give the boys something to do'
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 ...