{"id":538054,"date":"2026-01-23T22:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/538054\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:50:09","slug":"4-jfrd-employees-arrested-accused-of-shooting-paintballs-at-jso-cruiser-car-i-95-sign-during-ongoing-prank-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/538054\/","title":{"rendered":"4 JFRD employees arrested, accused of shooting paintballs at JSO cruiser, car, I-95 sign during ongoing \u2018prank war\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. <\/strong> \u2013 The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/JacksonvilleSheriffsOffice\/posts\/pfbid0xp9SuEBWjiu2MPB7hxN67aYtGH82cRBUyPLV7AN8s9cVMSMvoeCTxt7N81bgNwLql?__cft__[0]=AZaRpAOAPZaaf_9u7xrHnT9O9TOQTrCseCuMp7_u6NkVJnItL3ZJw_dkj17ZcbdvvHPXFsHmrCTgJgqBIbOK6rRnUjtqGOZ9QrXv091VwsNAKRirRg1MAj5CSbZIdTzeL6OnO6WbZsgMh2-m1zNafQ85s0trTmqyP6BJey1Zfs5z_EtMpr981WvLHi421CUOjfw&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/JacksonvilleSheriffsOffice\/posts\/pfbid0xp9SuEBWjiu2MPB7hxN67aYtGH82cRBUyPLV7AN8s9cVMSMvoeCTxt7N81bgNwLql?__cft__[0]=AZaRpAOAPZaaf_9u7xrHnT9O9TOQTrCseCuMp7_u6NkVJnItL3ZJw_dkj17ZcbdvvHPXFsHmrCTgJgqBIbOK6rRnUjtqGOZ9QrXv091VwsNAKRirRg1MAj5CSbZIdTzeL6OnO6WbZsgMh2-m1zNafQ85s0trTmqyP6BJey1Zfs5z_EtMpr981WvLHi421CUOjfw&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">said it has arrested four firefighters with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department<\/a> (JFRD) who are accused of targeting multiple vehicles, including a JSO patrol car, with paintballs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Investigators said the incidents seemed to stem from an ongoing \u201cprank war\u201d that was occurring between fire stations, and the four firefighters involved were reassigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of an internal investigation by JFRD. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The four firefighters also face misdemeanor criminal mischief charges, police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">On Dec. 29, a police officer was located in the LaVilla neighborhood when he noticed multiple green paint splatters on his marked patrol vehicle. Police said that a civilian reported that their vehicle was also struck similarly. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JSO said that when officers responded, they discovered more green paint splatters on an I-95 traffic sign, a \u201cone-way\u201d sign, a dumpster, and an abandoned structure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officers also said they observed firefighters quickly entering a nearby fire station and closing the bay doors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Further investigative efforts led police to find 14 red and green paintballs on the roof of a nearby fire station, along with some used paintball shells in the station\u2019s driveway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">On Thursday, police identified the four firefighters believed to be responsible for the incident as: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Landon T. Simmons, 30, engineer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Wesley P. Parker, 32, engineer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Tristen C. Harrison, 25, engineer <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>Colby B. Lesage, 23, firefighter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cJSO maintains a strong public safety partnership with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. This incident does not change our commitment to protecting the citizens and visitors of Jacksonville,\u201d JSO said on social media. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">JSO said Sheriff T.K. Waters and JFRD Chief Percy Golden Jr. have addressed the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said it has arrested four firefighters with the Jacksonville Fire and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":538055,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,3188,723,7310,12179,8423,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-538054","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fl","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-jacksonville","12":"tag-jfrd","13":"tag-jso","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115946862981209033","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}