Terrance Cooksey, 36, Jeffrey Schauble, 26, and Christopher Zigalo, 25, were arrested on charges of arson and engaging in organized criminal activity.(from KSAT-12)
The three are accused of setting 10 fires and attempting to set three others in the Marion area of Guadalupe County between April to July of this year.
One resident told KSAT on Tuesday what was even more shocking to her is the fact that the men accused of starting the fires were all members or prospective members of the Marion Volunteer Fire Department.
Which raises the question: Does a make-work program really amount to anything if the newly employed are volunteers?
3 comments:
unfortunately not an isolated incident either. I just wrote a paper about firefighter arson- boredom, money, and wanting to feel like a hero seem to be the main reasons, especially among volunteers. I feel like they should be punished even more seeing as they are hired to protect and prevent.
I feel like they should be punished even more seeing as they are hired to protect and prevent.
Can't argue with you there.
We had the same problem here in Wilson County several years ago. There were fires constantly, all blamed on the dry weather we were having at the time.
They arrested two guys for it. There were as many fires in the 3 months prior to their arrest as there were in the 18 months after it.
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