Action News Jax Ben Becker has learned that four Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighters arrested on misdemeanor criminal mischief charges have now been reassigned and demoted following a criminal investigation into paintball guns being fired in Downtown Jacksonville.
The transfers come with a pay reduction and remove the firefighters from the Special Operations Team at Fire Station 4 for a minimum of one year. A fifth firefighter, who was not arrested, has been suspended without pay for 72 hours.
Becker first reported in January, the arrests by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
The Firefighters Arrested
- Engineer Landon T. Simmons, 30
- Engineer Wesley P. Parker, 32
- Engineer Tristen C. Harrison, 25
- Firefighter Colby B. Lesage, 23
All four face misdemeanor criminal mischief charges in connection to a December incident involving shooting paintball guns at property, civilians, and a JSO cruiser. They have all pleaded not-guilty…