James Bartels, 50, of Patriot, Ohio, has admitted to setting fires in Wayne National Forest, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio.
He reportedly set the fires with a lighter to “give the boys something to do” and to distract himself from depression, prosecutors say.
Prosecutors say a truck registered to Bartels was seen near the forest by officers with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Oct. 29, and Bartels was seen on a road nearby. Within an hour, a fire was reported in the area, prosecutors say. Prosecutor’s say the infotainment system data in Bartels’ truck places him at the locations of the fires.
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