“We're not happy with the judgment. We would like to see more years added on for severity of the crime and stealing this kind of money is not really showing a whole lot.”
That's what Vernon Center Fire Chief Anthony Doty had to say about the one to three year sentence the former treasurer received for stealing $309,000 from the department.
Jonnell Rose, who pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny, spent the money buy crypto currency, and make credit card payments and cash withdrawals, Spectrum Local News reported.
Doty called the sentence a slap in the face to the fire department as it was saving to purchase a new fire truck.
Oneida County Court Judge Michael Nolan also ordered Rose to pay the fire department $159,000 and $150,000 to an insurance company.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
