Criminal Law

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill to criminalize phototaking by first responders. One of the advocates of the law, Michelle Mathieson, is the mother of a woman who was murdered in 2011. Local police officers took and shared cellphone images of her body.

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A Minnesota firefighter who also worked for local school districts is facing child pornography charges. William Pinckney, 34, is accused of possessing hundreds of files containing child pornography depicting children between the ages of 4 and 12.

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A grand jury in San Bernardino has indicted a couple for involuntary manslaughter for their role in sparking a wildland fire that claimed the life of a firefighter last year. Refugio Manuel Jimenez, Jr. and Angelina Renee Jimenez were indicted on July 19, 2021 on 30 counts related to the El Dorado Fire in September 2020.

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Two former volunteer firefighters who sued their fire department for expelling them, have been arrested and charged with theft for using fire company funds to pay the attorney they retained to file their lawsuit.

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An Indiana firefighter has been charged with stealing $20,000 in township funds. Christopher L. McKain, 44, has been charged with felony theft and felony forgery by the Indiana State Police.

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A Nevada firefighter is facing second-degree murder charges following the overdose death of his wife. Tiffany Slatsky died on February 23, 2020 from a combination of cocaine, ecstasy and morphine. Her husband, Christopher Candito was a firefighter-paramedic with the city of North Las Vegas at the time.

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The owners of a business in Bangladesh where 52 workers died in a fire have been arrested and charged with murder. The fire occurred in a juice factory last week in the town of Rupganj. Among the 52 fatalities were as many as 16 children, some as young as 11 years old.

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A captain with the Sacramento Metro Fire Department is fighting allegations related to both state and federal firearms charges. Captain Derik Oakes remains on the job despite a raid on his home in 2019 that resulted in the seizure of several weapons the media refers to as “assault weapons,” but firearms enthusiasts know as AR-15s and AK-47s.

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A firefighter with the Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department has been indicted with stealing from the department. Kenneth Spry is charged with a single count of stealing in excess of $2500.

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A Nevada man who reportedly stole firefighting gear, set a fire, and impersonated a firefighter, has been arrested and charged with over one dozen offenses. Kevin Critor, 29, is accused or arson, impersonating a firefighter, and possessing over $50,000 worth of stolen fire gear.

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A Denver firefighter was arrested at work today on sexual exploitation of a child charges. Eric Trujillo was arrested by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, following a tip from an internet task force.

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The city of Denver has approved a $100,000 settlement with a female firefighter who was the victim of a digital peeping-Tom case perpetrated by a lieutenant at her station. Daniel Flesner was found guilty of criminal invasion of privacy and attempt to commit tampering with physical evidence last October.

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The former fire chief of a now-defunct fire department in Ohio has been indicted for stealing and forgery. Jason L. Kukwa was named in a two-count indictment handed down by a Tuscarawas County Grand Jury for stealing from the Midvale Fire Department.

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A chief officer and the secretary - treasurer of a volunteer fire department in Wisconsin have been arrested and charged with stealing from the department. Chief Ryne Jackleyn of the Bagley Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with misdemeanor theft, while secretary – treasurer Jodi Moris was charged with felony theft.

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