Feb. 15, 2023 Shane Bentley was charged after gear donated to Cornelia Fire Dept. could not be located.
Source Firehouse.com News
The former assistant chief of the Cornelia Fire Department has been charged with the theft of gear.
Shane Bentley was charged with first-degree forgery and theft by taking, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
Investigators were contacted that some of the gear donated by another fire company could not be accounted for.
Following their probe, Bentley was charged.