SMITHERS, W.Va.
— A former chief
for the Smithers Volunteer Fire Department in Fayette County
Timothy Whittington plead guilty to
embezzlement ahead of a trial date that had been scheduled for Tuesday.
In exchange for his plea, fraud charges against his wife, Patricia, have been
dropped.
Whittington, who resigned in
February, took department money between July 2010 and September 2012 for his
own person use.
He’ll be sentenced on September 30.
