Former Trussville Fire Chief Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

Trussville AL

11 February, 2021

5:01 PM

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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.