New Jersey Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Arson
A volunteer firefighter in southern New Jersey has pleaded guilty to aggravated arson.
Ryan Dellane admitted intentionally setting nine blazes in Ocean and Burlington counties between March and August of last year, including one that consumed 540 acres in Barnegat.
The forest fire forced the evacuation of about 75 people and two firefighters were injured.
The Asbury Park Press reports prosecutors will seek a 20-year sentence when the 19-year-old former member of the Stafford Volunteer Fire Company is sentenced on June 2.
Copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Popular Today
- Golden Gate Sued Over Insurer’s $2.2 Billion Capital Shortfall
- Report: Property Claims Face Delays, Are Growing More Complex
- Don’t Sweat the Heatwave, El Niño Is Cooking up Some Raucous Weather for California
- Before the Nuclear Verdict: Rethinking How Liability Claims Are Managed
Popular This Month
- Apollo’s Rowan Blasts Regulators for Handling of Walter Insurers
- The Nation’s Insurance Laboratory: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country
- Florida Bans Flock Cameras, License Plate Readers From State Roads
- The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage