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 ...

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 ...

The New Jersey man facing arson charges in the Jones Road Wildfire remains in custody in Ocean County. Joseph Kling was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for a detention hearing to determine ...

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 ...

Outside of the Ocean County Jail, Joseph Kling had a ride waiting and appeared to be wearing an ankle bracelet, but the 19-year-old would not answer questions in the moments after his release on ...

Officials said the fire is believed to be the second-worst in the last two decades, smaller only than a 2007 blaze that burned 26 square miles. The Jones Road wildfire, which has impacted Ocean and ...

The detention hearing for a Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Ocean County was adjourned Friday to allow ...