{"id":186306,"date":"2026-03-10T21:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/186306\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:55:12","slug":"resolution-to-cases-against-jacksonville-firefighters-accused-in-prank-war-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/186306\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution to cases against Jacksonville firefighters accused in \u201cprank war\u201d \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The criminal cases against four Jacksonville firefighters have reached some resolution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The cases against Wesley Parker, Landon Simmons, Tristen Harrison and Colby Lesage were referred to a pretrial intervention program. According to court records, Parker\u2019s case was disposed of after the program was completed. The charges for the others will be dropped once they complete the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/four-jacksonville-firefighters-arrested-after-paintball-prank-war-police-say\/ZPNBNYHAKNDL7KLDLHDXIJN4FI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/four-jacksonville-firefighters-arrested-after-paintball-prank-war-police-say\/ZPNBNYHAKNDL7KLDLHDXIJN4FI\/\">Action News Jax was the first to report<\/a> the firefighters\u2019 arrests. They were charged with criminal mischief for shooting paintballs at passing vehicles while on duty at Jacksonville Fire Rescue Station 4 in LaVilla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The incident, which the firefighters called a \u201cprank war\u201d, happened in December of 2025, but they weren\u2019t arrested until January, causing Action News Jax to ask Sheriff T.K. Waters if the firefighters received special treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Sheriff Waters replied, \u201cNo, I don\u2019t give my own officers special treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The criminal cases against four Jacksonville firefighters have reached some resolution. 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