Cairo Fire Chief Schafer surrenders; arrested following GBI investigation
This case is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to call the GBI Thomasville Office at 229-225-4090.
CAIRO, Ga. – Thursday afternoon, the GBI arrested Cairo’s Fire Department chief, 45-year-old William “Bill” Thomas Schafer.
Schafer surrendered himself to the Grady County Jail where three arrest warrants had been obtained for him for alleged offenses of two felony counts of theft by taking and one felony count of violation of oath of office. He was booked and processed on the warrants at the Grady County Jail.
The GBI was requested on May 11, 2023, to initiate an investigation by District Attorney Joe Mulholland into questionable purchases from a financial account specific to the Cairo Fire Department.
Additional charges of theft are expected in this investigation when the case is presented to a Grady County Grand Jury at a later date. Agents are awaiting additional records to compare purchases made from various stores and vendors for other purchases.
This case is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to call the GBI Thomasville Office at 229-225-4090.
This is a developing story. Stay with CBS 44 South Georgia for more updates as information becomes available.
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