While the press was quick to blame hikers... A Firefighter is now charged.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. —
A 31-year-old firefighter admitted to setting fires on Indian land because tribal firefighters are compensated only when they fight fires, according to U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose.
Raymond Swayney, of Cherokee, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to conspiracy to set a timber fire and to defraud the United States.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs hires temporary firefighters for emergencies within the boundaries of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian land.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. —
A 31-year-old firefighter admitted to setting fires on Indian land because tribal firefighters are compensated only when they fight fires, according to U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose.
Raymond Swayney, of Cherokee, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to conspiracy to set a timber fire and to defraud the United States.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs hires temporary firefighters for emergencies within the boundaries of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian land.
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