Douglas County Fire/EMS Chief Roderick Jolivette has been placed on leave amid a probe into hiring practices.
Jolivette came under fire after a reporter discovered the taxpayers were still paying the salary of a man on the lam from Alabama.
Daymetrie Williams was hired in May 2021 but the department didn't conduct a background check until a month later, 11Alive reported.
Williams was facing a felony burglary charge that occurred two years before he was hired in Georgia. He's been a fugitive since January for missing the court case.
He was suspended last November but is still collecting a paycheck.
The investigative reporter also dug into his resume' and checked with universities where he claimed to have obtained degrees in fire science and psychology.
West Virginia University said it had no record of Williams even attending its campus, let alone earning a fire science degree while West Virginia State University confirmed he graduated, but did not obtain a degree in psychology, the station reported.
County officials have appointed Deputy Fire Chief, Dr. Miles Allen as acting chief.
