Despite the weekend rain the fire has consumed 5,750 acres and is 80% contained as of the last update at noon on Sunday.

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.

Joseph Kling and a second suspect, identified only as a 17-year-old male, both “gave misinformation to law enforcement about” the origins of the blaze they are accused of starting on April 22 ...

Joseph Kling walked out of jail on Monday with his ankle monitor on after spending nearly two weeks behind bars. MORE | 2nd person arrested in connection with Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, NJ ...

NJ wildfire arson suspect released from jail wearing GPS ankle monitor Joseph Kling, 19, faces arson and other charges in the Jones Road Wildfire that has been burning for 2 weeks in Ocean County ...

Joseph Kling, who is accused of starting last month's Ocean County wildfire, was released from jail on electronic monitoring until trial following a detention hearing Monday.