A former Lake City Fire Department volunteer was arrested Wednesday after deputies say he set fire to a truck so he could collect money from an insurance company, Florence County Sheriff’s Lt. Brett Camp said.
Eric Rondy Fedkenhauer, 20, of 1020 W. Old No. 4 Highway in Coward is charged with third-degree arson and burning personal property to defraud an insurer, Florence County Detention Center bookings reports show.
Troy Lee Ammons, 20, of 221 Karen Lane in Scranton faces the same charges in connection with the incident, Camp said.
Deputies said the fire was set to a 2004 Chevrolet truck June 15. One of the suspects then called the insurance agency and said the fire was an accident.
An investigation later revealed the suspects purposely set fire to some plastic components of the vehicle, Camp said.
Lake City Fire Chief Tony Singletary said Fedkenhauer had been a volunteer at the department for at least a year, but had stopped working at the agency months before the incident.
Fedkenhauer was released Wednesday from the jail in Effingham after posting a $2,000 surety bond.
Ammons remains in custody at the jail awaiting a bond hearing.
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