Prosecutors said Friday that a 17-year-old was arrested and charged with arson, aggravated arson and hindering apprehension.

The only adult to be charged with arson in the massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, has been released from jail ...

Authorities say Joseph Kling, 19, deliberately started the fire by soaking wooden pallets in gasoline and setting them aflame ...

Outside of the Ocean County Jail, Joseph Kling had a ride waiting and ... scorched well beyond it toward the north and east. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service confirmed Monday morning that ...

Joseph Kling, 19, and his co-defendant, 17, have been accused of lying to police when they were interviewed about the fire ...

Joseph Kling, 19, can return to his Waretown home before trial. He and a juvenile are accused of setting a fire that has ...

The New Jersey man charged with sparking a wildfire that ravaged parts of Ocean County attempted to deny responsibility, blaming it instead on two “Mexicans” he could not name, police ...

New Jersey, is expected to soon be out of jail as he awaits trial. A judge on Monday ruled that 19-year-old Joseph Kling could be released later in the day, but must wear an electronic monitoring ...

A judge said the extraordinary nature of the case, involving one of the largest wildfires in the state in decades, warranted ...

Two New Jersey teens are accused of setting one ... which scorched more than 15,000 acres in Ocean County, 19-year-old Joseph Kling did not deny knowing about the massive blaze.