Joseph Kling was charged with arson and aggravated arson. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office says Kling set a bonfire using wooden pallets and left them without fully extinguishing the fire.

Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in part of New Jersey's Pine Barrens in Ocean County that has burned over 15,000 acres, with strong winds on Sunday complicating their efforts ...

A Toms River police officer was charged Monday with home invasion burglary, two counts of assault, two counts of criminal mischief, terroristic threats and resisting arrest, after a “domestic ...

Speaking Thursday afternoon at a news conference, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said "we can confidently say that we think the fire was set intentionally." He declined further ...

If found guilty, he faces up to 10 years in prison. According to the Ocean County prosecutor and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the wildfire started Tuesday at around 9:45 a.m ...

the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Ocean County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday morning. Investigators say Kling set wooden pallets on fire near Jones and Bryant ...

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, during a news conference later in the day, said investigators arrested Kling at his home Wednesday. BIllhimer declined to discuss details, citing the ...

according to a joint statement from Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer, N.J. DEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette and Ocean Township Police Chief Michal Rogalski. The arrest follows a ...

A teenager is accused of sparking the massive wildfire that continues to burn in Ocean County, New Jersey. Joseph Kling, 19, of Ocean Township (Waretown) was arrested and charged with aggravated ...

"We are confident that he intentionally set a fire," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Billhimer did not disclose just how officials ...

Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. "We are confident that he intentionally set a fire," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said during a press conference on Thursday ...