Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, was charged with aggravated arson, arson, and hindering apprehension in connection with the Jones Road wildfire on April 23, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor ...

Joseph Kling, the Waretown man accused of starting the Jones Road wildfire, speaks with the media after an early disposition conference before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan at the Ocean County ...

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A New Jersey man accused of sparking a massive wildfire in central New Jersey in April denied responsibility for the blaze, saying other people with him should have extinguished the ...

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A New Jersey man accused of sparking a massive wildfire in central New Jersey in April denied responsibility for the blaze, saying other people with him should have extinguished the ...

Joseph Kling, accused of starting the Jones Road wildfire, claims he tried to extinguish the bonfire and that 16 others were present when he left. Kling's attorney says his client's consistent ...

Joseph Compitello, Kling’s attorney, asked that his client be allowed to work at his father’s plumbing business from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the week, but Snyder denied the request since ...

Neither Gregory Lenzi, assistant Ocean County prosecutor, nor defense attorney Joseph Compitello had that information. Compitello told Snyder he does not represent Kling in the assault case.

Kling's detention hearing came as a 17-year-old was also arrested and charged with arson. Investigators said not only did the two suspects start the fire, but they also lied to police about how it ...

Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, arrested April 23 and charged with aggravated arson and arson, has now also been charged with hindering apprehension, a judge revealed in court Friday as Kling faced ...

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 connection ...