US Edition4 Florida Firefighters Arrested After Alleged Waterboarding Hazing Incident
Four employees face felony charges after a 19-year-old coworker was assaulted and restrained in a hazing incident involving robbery and waterboarding, sheriff's office reported.
- On Nov. 16 at Fire Station 21 in Ocala, four Marion County Fire Rescue employees were arrested and fired after an alleged waterboarding hazing, deputies said.
- Amid a dispute over a TikTok video, colleagues smeared grease on the unnamed 19-year-old crew member and sought the video on his phone, which he refused, deputies said.
- Tate Trauthwein threw the victim's boots into nearby woods, Edward Kenny III grabbed him causing a fall, then colleagues pulled down his pants, struck him with a belt, took his phone, and waterboarded him three times.
- On Wednesday, detectives arrested Edward Kenny III, Seth Day, Tate Trauthwein and Kaylee Bradley; all four were fired by Marion County Fire Rescue and held at Marion County Jail awaiting court.
- Fire Chief James Banta said the behavior was unacceptable and contrary to core values, and Marion County Fire Rescue is reviewing the Marion County Sheriff's Office investigation, while commissioner Carl Zalak called the station `like a frat house` Wednesday.
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Florida fire rescue employees arrested in beating, waterboarding of co-worker
Three firefighters and one paramedic in North-Central Florida are facing criminal charges after the “violent hazing” of a co-worker, authorities announced Wednesday. The four Marion County Fire Rescue employees are accused of chasing down a 19-year-old co-worker and removing his pants, before beating him with his belt and even waterboarding him — all over a TikTok video. The shocking incident unfolded on Nov. 16 at Fire Station 21 in Ocala, abou…
Florida fire and rescue employees arrested after waterboarding co-worker in hazing incident, officials say
Four Marion County Fire and Rescue employees were arrested in connection with a "violent hazing incident" that included allegedly waterboarding a 19-year-old co-worker, the county's sheriff's office said in a news release.
REPLAY: Marion County officials announce 4 arrests in violent firefighter hazing incident
Four Marion County Fire Rescue employees are facing charges in connection with what investigators described as a violent hazing incident involving a 19-year-old Marion County firefighter.
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