Crime & Safety
Former Trussville Fire Chief Pleads Guilty, Sentenced
Russell Ledbetter was accused of using city property for personal gain, and pleaded guilty Wednesday.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — Former Trussville fire chief Russell Ledbetter was sentenced Wednesday to two years probation and given six 12-month suspended sentences after he pleaded guilty to using city property for personal gain and theft of a motor vehicle, according to a Trussville Tribune report.
Ledbetter was accused of using several city vehicles — including a travel trailer, a 2008 Crown Victoria and a 1968 AMG military vehicle — for personal gain. The charges were originally felonies, but Ledbetter's plea agreement reduced the charges to misdemeanors.
Read the full story on Ledbetter's plea agreement in the Trussville Tribune.
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