ON FRIDAY A FEDERAL JUDGE IN CHEYENNE, WYOMING, sentenced the former Campbell County Fire Chief Gary Scott to serve more than 24 years in prison on 10 felony convictions of taking children under the age of 18 across state lines to sexually molest them.

The Casper Star-Tribune reports that Scott molested many of his victims while they were in a children’s fire cadet program he started after Campbell County hired him as fire chief in 1991. Prosecutors say the abuse continued until his arrest last August. He pleaded guilty in March.

He still faces prosecution on state charges.

Read the full story HERE.

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Farther south in Fort Bend County, Texas, the tiny town of Kendleton has seen its second fire chief in four months arrested.  Acting-fire chief Dannie Conners was picked up yesterday by sheriff’s deputies as his house was being raided following a 7-month investigation into drug distribution activities.  The former fire chief was recently charged with committing indecent behavior with a child.

Dave Statter at STATter911 has full coverage including videos of this strange story HERE. (scroll down).

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