Former East Mountain Fire Chief Indicted

UPSHUR COUNTY — Former East Mountain Fire chief, James Wilson Burks, has been indicted on theft charges valued at over $30,000.00. According to our news partner KETK, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office got a tip back in May of reports of an internal theft of property. Following the the Upshur County DA’s Office presented the case to a grand jury. Burks was indicted for the offense of Misapplication of Fiduciary Property – Over $30,000.00, a 3rd Degree Felony. Burks was arrested on Thursday with bond set at $50,000.