Volunteer Firemen Arrested On Theft Charges In Jefferson County
From: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Photo of James Williams, one of three volunteer firemen charged with Theft of Property.
Three volunteer firefighters from the Warrior area are out on bond, after being arrested.
According to information from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, James Williams, 23, of Warrior; Lee Kilgore, 33, of Warrior; and Terrance Jackson, 37, of Morris all face Theft of Property charges.
The case involves a house that was proposed as a burn exercise for the Warrior Fire Department.
The owner of the house never heard back from the Warrior City Council for approval for a burn exercise, and proceeded to find other methods to tear down the house.
In addition to the house itself, there were items in the house, in which the owner wanted to sell.
A potential buyer of several household items in the house discovered most of the items had been removed.
An investigation revealed that Warrior Fire Department personnel may have been involved.
Fire department personnel stated they believed the property was under their control, and the property taken had been abandoned.
Some but not all the property was returned to the owner.
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Does the Fire department not do back ground checks??? Now we have volunteer firefighters that steal this world just sux big time..
To Whom it May Concern ... If the Owner of the property had gone to the City Council meeting where it was deemed that the home that she was donating for burn purposes was approved, she would have known that the said property was no longer hers. If her intention to take back the “gift” to the City of Warrior was not made known to said parties, then the Volunteer Fireman that were involved would have never been on the premises to dispose of the removable items from the house. Which to those who do not know, MUST be removed prior to the Fire Department conducting the burn exercise. The Volunteer Fireman involved would not have taken it upon themselves to enter the property if not otherwise authorized to do so.
The goal of most Volunteer Fireman is to work for the Fire Department as a volunteer, with hope that they can one day join the Fire Department as a regular City employee. So why would they do something that would jeopardize this for themselves.
THEY WOULDN’T!!! DUH!!!
Personally the City Council needs to step up and provide the minutes to the meeting held in which the property was said to be turned over to the County. If the documentation is there, as it should be, then the Volunteer Fireman involved should be released of all charges and be offered a public apology for the embarrassment that the individuals and their families have endured.
These are obviously good men, with good intentions of serving the community.
What has become of this society?
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