Three Little River-Academy volunteer firefighters arrested
LITTLE RIVER-ACADEMY A local volunteer fire department plagued with past charges of theft of funds by its former fire chief and his son is facing issues again but not financial ones this time.
Three Little River-Academy volunteer firefighters were arrested Wednesday by the Bell County Sheriffs Department. John Burroughs, the assistant fire chief; John Mercer, a captain; and Joshua Adkins, a lieutenant, were in the Bell County Jail on Thursday. All three were jailed on third-degree felony holds, and the charge at press time was listed as screening.
Karen Hoelker, president of the Little River-Academy Volunteer Fire Department, said she knew the three men were working Wednesday as bond apprehension agents.
Burroughs, 31, is a Temple resident, while Mercer, 50, lives in Heidenheimer. Adkins, 28, lives in Killeen, according to jail information.
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