Two Former Fire Chiefs Arrested on Theft Related Charges

The alleged thefts from Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Department took place between 2021 and 2024. 

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(Jennings County, Ind.) - In the past two weeks, two former Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Department Chiefs have been arrested on multiple felony charges following an Indiana State Police investigation into the theft of thousands of dollars from the fire department where they served.

Early in 2025, the Indiana State Police-Special Investigations Section was requested to investigate allegations that two former fire chiefs of the Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Department had stolen funds from the department between 2021 and 2024. 

The investigation determined that while chief of the fire department, Bradley T. Jacobs, age 56, Paris Crossing, IN, embezzled over $70,000 from the Montgomery Township Fire Department between January 2021 and January 2023. The investigation also determined that a second chief, Brent A. McInteer, age 29, Bedford, Indiana, embezzled over $40,000 from the fire department between February 2023 and April 2024.

Further information indicated that the two chiefs accessed the department’s bank account and used the department’s credit card to transfer money to their personal accounts and to make multiple personal purchases.

At the conclusion of the investigation, the case was submitted to the Jennings County Prosecutor’s Office for review. As a result, Jennings County Circuit Court arrest warrants were issued for both Jacobs and McInteer on felony charges of Theft (two counts), Official Misconduct, and Corrupt Business Influence.

On Wednesday, January 21, Brent McInteer was arrested in Lawrence County, Indiana. Today, Bradley Jacobs was arrested and incarcerated in the Jennings County Jail.

Both suspects will soon make initial appearances in the Jennings County Circuit Court.