Pennsylvania Fire Chief Extradited to Baltimore County on Charges in $14K Scheme Targeting Volunteer Departments

Overview

• Liberty Township police arrested Darrell Eugene Cornett Jr., chief of the Greenmount Community Fire Company, on Jan. 1 on a Baltimore County warrant.
• Investigators allege he defrauded $10,189.98 from the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company and $4,272.12 from the Glyndon Volunteer Fire Department.
• Cornett was extradited to Baltimore County on Jan. 5 and faces charges including deceptive or fraudulent business practices and theft by unlawful taking.
• The case spans Pennsylvania and Maryland, with Cornett initially held at Adams County Prison before extradition.
• The department scheduled a public meeting for Thursday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at 3095 Emmitsburg Rd. in Gettysburg to address the arrest; court records list no attorney for Cornett.