Ohio U.S. Attorney: Former Greenfield Township Fire Department Administrator Sentenced to Prison for Causing 26 Arson Fires in Wayne National Forest
February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release:
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A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National Forest.
James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, creating a substantial risk of death or significant injur . . .
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A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National Forest.
James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande, Ohio, started 26 fires in the national forest in 2022, creating a substantial risk of death or significant injur . . .