Overview
- Indiana State Police identified the suspects as Bradley T. Jacobs, 56, and Brent A. McInteer, 29, both former chiefs of the Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Department in Jennings County.
- Investigators allege Jacobs took more than $70,000 between 2021 and 2023, while McInteer took more than $40,000 between 2023 and 2024.
- Detectives say the chiefs accessed the department bank account and used its credit card to move money into personal accounts and to make personal purchases.
- Each faces felony counts of theft, official misconduct, and corrupt business influence following an ISP investigation that began in early 2025 with the State Board of Accounts.
- McInteer was arrested Jan. 21 in Lawrence County and remains held there, while Jacobs was arrested Friday and is jailed in Jennings County.