Williamstown Man Wanted in Gloucester County on Warrant

Update, 1:45 p.m. 4/9/13: Ahmet Bolat has been apprehended. He is no longer wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. 

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Ahmet Bolat, 42, of the 300 block of Justin Way in Williamstown, is wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office on a warrant.

Bolat failed to comply with probation supervision/bail supervision on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and failure to extinguish a fire, authorities said. 

Bolat is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. 

On Aug. 29, 2012 a Monroe, Gloucester County police officer was dispatched to an apartment building at 1201 Glassboro Road for a fire alarm.

A resident reported that all tenants had evacuated the building and that she had seen Bolat leave his apartment, which she identified as the origin of the fire.

A sprinkler system extinguished the fire, but the resident said she realized two children, ages 4 and 13, were still in Bolat's unit. The woman retrieved the children and placed them in her car.

The officer reported finding a burned pot on the stove of the Bolat's unit, another in a sink, and a dismantled smoke detector. Bolat returned to his apartment several hours later and was arrested after a brief struggle.

A Gloucester County grand jury indicted Bolat on Feb. 27, 2013 on a second-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child and a fourth-degree charge of failure to extinguish a fire endangering life or another’s property.

Anyone who knows Bolat's whereabouts should not attempt to apprehend him. Instead, contact the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-384-5643 or Sgt. Barry Johnson of the prosecutor's office at 856-498-5485.

Photos and information about other fugitives wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office can be viewed on the agency's website.