according to records.<\/a><\/p>\nThe 19-year-old firefighter is back at work continuing to serve the community, according to the fire department.<\/p>\n
Tate Trauthwein, a 19-year-old firefighter\/EMT who has been with the department for about a year, is charged with kidnapping, battery and robbery; Edward Kenny, a 22-year-old EMT who has been with the department for about three years, is charged with kidnapping, battery and robbery; Seth Day, a 22-year-old firefighter\/EMT who has been with the department for about two years, is charged with kidnapping, battery and robbery; and Kaylee Bradley, a 25-year-old paramedic who has been with the department for about two years, is charged with robbery and principal\u00a0accessory to robbery.<\/p>\n
Bradley, who is accused of taking the rookie\u2019s phone and videotaping the assault, acknowledged roughhousing was common at the station, but told investigators some of the employees \u201cwent way too far,\u201d noting \u201cthat\u2019s past what they normally do as a joke,\u201d according to a video interview recorded by authorities.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old firefighter is back at work, continuing to serve the community. Fox 35 Orlando\/YouTube<\/p>\n
Four people, Kaylee Bradley, Tate Trauthwein, Edward Kenny and Seth Day, were charged in the alleged hazing incident. Fox 35 Orlando\/YouTube<\/p>\n
One of the firefighters charged claims that \u201cit\u2019s been happening the whole time.\u201d Fox 35 Orlando\/YouTube<\/p>\n
Kaylee Bradley is accused of taking the rookie\u2019s phone and videotaping the assault. Fox 35 Orlando\/YouTube<\/p>\n
Marion County Fire Chief James Banta said during the news conference the incident was a \u201cdisturbing violation of everything that this profession stands for.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat occurred was unacceptable, inexcusable and fundamentally contrary to the core values of our fire department,\u201d Banta said. \u201cLet me be absolutely clear, these individuals involved in this incident forfeited their right to wear the uniform the moment they chose an act and manner that endangered, harmed and betrayed a fellow firefighter. Their behavior does not reflect who we are and what we stand for in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Banta added that, outside the ongoing criminal case, the fire department is reviewing the investigation completed by the\u00a0Marion County Sheriff\u2019s Office, which \u201cmay include the actions or inactions of others who may have been aware and or present during this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n
If additional policy violations are identified, Banta said further administrative actions will follow.<\/p>\n
Investigations by the fire department and sheriff\u2019s office remain ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nearly a dozen firefighters and paramedics were fired, and four are facing criminal charges, after a 19-year-old rookie\u00a0Florida…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4864,1779,28,30,29,53384,6865,52526,4278],"class_list":["post-102250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-arrests","tag-firefighters","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-hazing","tag-kidnappings","tag-robberies","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}