Souderton Volunteer Firefighter Accused Of Setting 3 Fires, Then Responding To Them: Affidavit
A volunteer firefighter is accused of setting three fires across Montgomery County and then helping battle two of the blazes, authorities announced.
Justin Tyler Sholly, 29, of Souderton, was arrested on Sunday, May 31, after investigators linked him to three intentionally set fires in Franconia Township and Souderton over a roughly 30-hour period, according to Pennsylvania State Police and court records.
Sholly, a member of the Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company, admitted to setting all three fires during an interview with detectives, according to the criminal complaint.
In a statement i…
After 24-Hour Shift Serving Prince George's County, Firefighter Demair Lloyd Dies At 44
For nearly 20 years, Demair Lloyd answered the call.
Then, after finishing a routine 24-hour shift serving Prince George's County, the veteran firefighter-paramedic went home and suffered a medical emergency.
He never made it back to the firehouse.
Lloyd, 44, died after completing his shift, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, which announced the loss of the longtime firefighter over the weekend.
A member of the department since 2006, Lloyd spent his career serving out of Station 841 in Calverton, where colleagues remembered him not only as a firefighter and param…
