Public Safety

Three Marion County firefighters plead guilty to hazing, receive probation

Seth Day, Edward Kenny, and Tate Trauthwein, who were arrested in November 2025 on charges of battery and false imprisonment related to a violent hazing of a fellow firefighter, changed their pleas to guilty on Thursday. All three were convicted of simple battery and sentenced to one year of probation, fines of several hundred dollars each, and 100 hours of community service.

Sources: WCJB TV20