The treasurer of the Handley Volunteer Fire Department was arrested by the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office for embezzlement.

According to a KCSO news release, Robert Dwight Evans, 59, is accused of embezzling around $95,000 from the department between January 2023 and June 2025. The funds were withdrawn from ATMs using an unauthorized debit card. Legal Affairs

Former Tornado volunteer firefighter sentenced to prison for defrauding department

By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com

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According to KCSO, Evans deposited cash into his own bank account and gambled around $37,000 of it through FanDuel.

By June, the department's account balance had dropped from $22,000 to $142 with no major purchases. Several utility payments were unpaid.

Additional charges are possible.

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