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Additional details emerge in Ga. gunman prank probe

Initial punishment for supervisor was minimal, but investigator’s report noted she was fully involved

By Amy Leigh Womack
Macon.com

MACON-BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — Macon-Bibb County Fire Chief Marvin Riggins’ initial punishment for a supervisor in a firehouse hazing prank was minimal, even though an investigator’s report in the case noted that she was fully involved in the caper.

That supervisor, Stephanie Burke, had told Riggins she was not directly involved in the prank, according to a copy of the statement she gave during the ensuing investigation.

Those findings and more were part of documents that The Telegraph reviewed after filing an Open Records Act request with the city about the probe. Those records provide additional details about the Sept. 18 prank that has resulted in one firefighter being fired and two others being demoted.

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