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Narcotics agents have raided a rural Caddo Parish fire station looking for drugs -- finding nothing in the fire house but seizing a small amount of marijuana from two firefighters' vehicles.
Agents, who believe pornography was also watched while the firefighters were on duty, also seized a computer.
The firefighters, both of whom are grandsons of the fire district's chief, were cited for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Justin Lowery, 27, of Shreveport and Daniel Hayes, 25, of Caddo Parish, then resigned.
Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said Wednesday's raid happened after agents received tips about drug use and inappropriate use of a parish-owned computer at the North Lakeshore Drive station.
No drugs were found at the fire station but the computer and its hard drive were seized, Prator said. Agents are investigating whether firefighters were looking at pornography while they were on duty and researching information about marijuana transactions on the computer, authorities said.
A small amount of marijuana was found in two personal vehicles parked at the station, Prator said. Lowery and Hayes were issued summonses to come to court to answer marijuana-possession charges.
"There was no marijuana that was found in the station, although we're comfortable in the fact that marijuana had been inside the fire station," Prator said.
There was no evidence drugs were sold at the station, Prator said.
District 2 Fire Chief Harry Lowery said his grandsons, who made up two of the fire district's three full-time, paid employees, were drug-tested when they were first hired but not since.
Lowery said he checked with the state ethics board before hiring his grandsons and was told there was no violation of the anti-nepotism law.
http://www.ktbs.com/news/Firefighters-resign-after-marijuana-found-at-fire-station--8088/
Agents, who believe pornography was also watched while the firefighters were on duty, also seized a computer.
The firefighters, both of whom are grandsons of the fire district's chief, were cited for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Justin Lowery, 27, of Shreveport and Daniel Hayes, 25, of Caddo Parish, then resigned.
Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said Wednesday's raid happened after agents received tips about drug use and inappropriate use of a parish-owned computer at the North Lakeshore Drive station.
No drugs were found at the fire station but the computer and its hard drive were seized, Prator said. Agents are investigating whether firefighters were looking at pornography while they were on duty and researching information about marijuana transactions on the computer, authorities said.
A small amount of marijuana was found in two personal vehicles parked at the station, Prator said. Lowery and Hayes were issued summonses to come to court to answer marijuana-possession charges.
"There was no marijuana that was found in the station, although we're comfortable in the fact that marijuana had been inside the fire station," Prator said.
There was no evidence drugs were sold at the station, Prator said.
District 2 Fire Chief Harry Lowery said his grandsons, who made up two of the fire district's three full-time, paid employees, were drug-tested when they were first hired but not since.
Lowery said he checked with the state ethics board before hiring his grandsons and was told there was no violation of the anti-nepotism law.
http://www.ktbs.com/news/Firefighters-resign-after-marijuana-found-at-fire-station--8088/
