Rookie Firefighter in Pennsylvania Charged With 3 Counts of Arson

Rookie Firefighter in Pennsylvania Charged With 3 Counts of Arson
One of the fires in Fleetwood (Fleetwood Fire Company)
Epoch Newsroom
1/3/2016
Updated:
1/3/2016

A rookie firefighter was charged with arson in a rural Pennsylvania county.

According to WFMZ-TV, 19-year-old Cody Weidner was arrested for his alleged involvement in three separate fires. He had recently signed on with the Fleetwood Fire Department in Berks County and was a probationary firefighter.

He was arrested following a months-long investigation involving several different law enforcement agencies, including the Fleetwood Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and several fire companies.

(Fleetwood Fire Company)
(Fleetwood Fire Company)