LIVERPOOL TWP., Ohio - The Liverpool Township Board of Trustees is discussing the possibility of filing charges against the township's former fire chief.

According to a legal document provided to 21 News by the Board of Trustees, the board appointed a law firm to investigate whether or not grounds existed to file charges against former fire chief David Ward for alleged violations of the department's rules, standards, regulations and procedures.

Specifically, the board is accusing Ward of misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, misconduct in office and gross neglect of duty.

The document alleges that Ward engaged in a "poorly-timed argument" with Assistant Fire Chief Jacob Russell in August of 2025 during a mutual aid call in Wellsville.

According to the document, Ward had berated Russe

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