Multiple Marion County Fire Rescue employees were arrested and behind bars Wednesday following an alleged "violent hazing" incident involving a new co-worker, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies said the incident occurred at Fire Station 21 located in Ocala on Nov. 16 and involved a 19-year-old co-worker who's only been with the department for five months.

According to documents obtained by WESH 2, the victim said he was already being harassed that day when co-workers rubbed grease on him and later threw out his belongings after one co-worker started a false rumor about him disposing of leftover pizza.

Later in the day, court documents state the victim told his co-workers that his large follower count on Instagram was tied to a since-deleted Tik Tok video showing his danci

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