A second teenager was arrested in connection to the Jones Highway Wildfire that occurred in Ocean County final month.
Prosecutors introduced a 17-year-old, who they didn’t identify, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated arson, arson and hindering apprehension.
Nineteen-year-old Joseph Kling, who was already in custody and charged with aggravated arson and arson, has now additionally been charged with hindering apprehension.
Kling appeared in courtroom just about Friday morning for a detention listening to to determine whether or not he ought to keep in jail, which was delayed till 2:30 p.m. The arrest of the second teen was introduced shortly after.
The Jones Highway Wildfire started on Tuesday, April 22. 15,300 acres have been burned since then, in keeping with the New Jersey Forest Fireplace Service. As of Friday morning, the fireplace is 80% contained.
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Joseph Kling, the 19-year-old man accused of beginning the wildfire that continues to burn by way of Ocean County, New Jersey, appeared earlier than a decide on Thursday. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has the newest particulars on Kling and the wildfire.
