The treasurer of the Handley Volunteer Fire Department was charged Tuesday by the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office with embezzlement.

According to a KCSO news release, Robert Dwight Evans, 59, is accused of embezzling about $95,000 from the department between January 2023 and June 2025. The funds allegedly were withdrawn from ATMs using an unauthorized debit card.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 the Sheriff's Office, Evans, of Boomer, in Fayette County, deposited cash into his own bank account and gambled about $37,000 of it through FanDuel.

In June, there was only $142 in the HVFD's general account, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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