Morgan County volunteer firefighter charged with rendering false alarms

DECATUR 
Clint McAbee of Danville, a 19-year-old volunteer firefighter with the Punkin Center Volunteer Fire Department, was arrested by Decatur police Friday and charged with five counts of rendering a false alarm, a misdemeanor.

Over the course of three months, the Morgan County Central Dispatch center had received numerous false reports of structure fires and medical emergencies. The case was reported to Decatur Police.
Polcie say they found that all the calls were related to the Punkin Center Volunteer Fire Department, where McAbee had volunteered for seven months. McAbee had responded to the calls with the department.
Decatur police also say a 17-year-old made at least one of the calls. Charges against the juvenile are expected in Morgan County Juvenile Court. McAbee was held in the Decatur City Jail in lieu of a $2,500 bond.