Joseph Kling said there 20 people at the bonfire authorities allege sparked the massive Jones Road wildfire, and 16 remained ...

The wildfire, which was determined to be the second largest in New Jersey in the past 20 years, consumed more than 15,000 ...

Joseph Kling, 19, of Ocean Township (Waretown) was arrested and charged with aggravated arson and arson, officials announced on Thursday, April 24. "We are confident that he intentionally set a ...

Joseph Kling, 19, can return to his Waretown home before trial. He and a juvenile are accused of setting a fire that has burned 24 square acres in Ocean County.

Billhimer. In addition, Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown — previously charged with aggravated arson and arson relative to the wildfire — was also charged Thursday with hindering apprehension in ...

Judge Pamela Snyder said Joseph Kling doesn’t pose a significant risk to the community ... A 2023 graduate of Lakewood High School, Kling lives with his parents in the Waretown section of Ocean ...

Joseph Kling, accused of setting the Jones Road wildfire, is also facing charges stemming from a large fight in Lacey woods in January.

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

TOMS RIVER - As the Waretown man accused of setting the Jones ... to kick the victim as he lay incapacitated on the ground. Joseph Kling, 19, stands accused of setting the wildfire that consumed ...