Florida fire-and-rescue employees arrested after waterboarding co-worker in hazing incident, officials say

Four Marion County, Florida, Fire and Rescue employees were arrested in connection with a "violent hazing incident" that is alleged to have included waterboarding a 19-year-old co-worker, the county's sheriff's office said in a news release.

Four Marion County, Florida, Fire and Rescue employees were arrested in connection with a "violent hazing incident" that is alleged to have included waterboarding a 19-year-old co-worker, the county's sheriff's office said in a news release.

“A small group of employees treated the firehouse like a frat house,” Carl Zalak, a member of the county Board of Commissioners, said Wednesday. “The behavior is absolutely disgraceful, disrespectful, and it will simply not be tolerated.”

On Wednesday, detectives from the sheriff's office's Major Crimes Unit arrested Edward Kenny III, 22; Seth Day, 22; and Tate Trauthwein, 19, on charges of kidnapping, robbery and battery, the sheriff's office said in the release.

Kaylee Bradley, 25, was also arrested on charges of robbery and principal/accessory to robbery, according to the release.

All four have been fired, Fire Chief James Banta said at a news conference Wednesday.