17yo, 19yo men charged with arson in connection to New Jersey wildfire that burned 15,300 acres.

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ABC News, 5/2/2025: A 17-year-old and 19-year-old are facing charges for the Jones Road Wildfire.

A second teenager has been arrested for arson in connection with a massive New Jersey wildfire as prosecutors reveal more details about how the fire allegedly began.

The second suspect -- an unidentified 17-year-old boy -- was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with arson and aggravated arson for allegedly helping set wooden pallets on fire and leaving the area when the fire wasn't fully extinguished, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.

The 17-year-old was also charged with hindering apprehension for allegedly giving "misinformation to law enforcement about how the fire started," Billhimer said in a statement.

The first suspect, 19-year-old Joseph Kling, was arrested on April 23 in connection with the Jones Road Wildfire, which ignited in Ocean Township on April 22, prosecutors said.

On the night of April 21, Kling picked up his friends and then took multiple wooden pallets, which were outside of a recycling center, and drove to a wooded area, prosecutors said at Kling's detention hearing Friday.

Kling allegedly lit multiple wooden pallets on fire, using gasoline in a pit to create a bonfire, prosecutors said. During that time, Kling's friend was involved in a dirt bike accident, and the prosecutor said in Kling's haste to leave and meet his friend, he allegedly disposed of the remaining pallets on the fire and left the blaze burning.