JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax Ben Becker has learned that four Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighters arrested on misdemeanor criminal mischief charges have now been reassigned and demoted following a criminal investigation into paintball guns being fired in Downtown Jacksonville.
The transfers come with a pay reduction and remove the firefighters from the Special Operations Team at Fire Station 4 for a minimum of one year. A fifth firefighter, who was not arrested, has been suspended without pay for 72 hours.
Becker first reported in January, the arrests by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Firefighters ArrestedEngineer Landon T. Simmons, 30Engineer Wesley P. Parker, 32Engineer Tristen C. Harrison, 25Firefighter Colby B. Lesage, 23
All four face misdemeanor criminal mischief charges in connection to a December incident involving shooting paintball guns at property, civilians, and a JSO cruiser. They have all pleaded not-guilty.
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