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South Carolina Firefighters Charged with Arson
ABBEVILLE, S.C. - Two South Carolina firefighters have been arrested and accused of setting fires.
The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that two Abbeville County firefighters from Honea Path were arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with arson.
Thirty-year-old Jimmy Ray Brock and 24-year-old Derek Van Medlock of the Keowee Station were arrested following an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division.
Brock is charged with burning land at a location in Abbeville County in August and December. He also is charged in a 2003 structure fire.
Medlock is charged with the land burnings and with a structure fire in 2006.
It was unclear if they had attorneys.
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Information from: Anderson Independent-Mail, http://www.andersonsc.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that two Abbeville County firefighters from Honea Path were arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with arson.
Thirty-year-old Jimmy Ray Brock and 24-year-old Derek Van Medlock of the Keowee Station were arrested following an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division.
Brock is charged with burning land at a location in Abbeville County in August and December. He also is charged in a 2003 structure fire.
Medlock is charged with the land burnings and with a structure fire in 2006.
It was unclear if they had attorneys.
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Information from: Anderson Independent-Mail, http://www.andersonsc.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on
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Is it me or doesn't it seem like we send one to jail and someone else gets arrested.
Jeez.
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Permalink Reply by Dennis Hiscock on
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I have to agree with you art. why fire fighters set fires is beyond me, we are employeed to save lives and go into burning buildings not go out and set the building on fire. It gives the rest of us a bad view in our profession that we do.
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