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After a postponement of a termination hearing Friday, Firefighter Aaron Brantley remains on the force, at least for now.
Fire Chief Allyn Wright is recommending that Brantley (pictured) be fired following his recent conviction on bribery charges.
The Fire Commission met Friday morning to consider the matter, then voted to continue the meeting until June 2, at Brantley’s request.
Brantley will remain on unpaid leave until then.
Brantley was arrested on Jan. 14, 2013, for two felony charges of attempted bribery. He was accused of trying to pay off two fire department officials, Deputy Fire Marshal Faustino Lopez and Fire Inspector Corey Bellamy, to help him win a discrimination complaint.
Judge Brian Fischer last week found Brantley guilty of trying bribe Lopez and not guilty of trying to bribe Bellamy. Brantley has not yet been sentenced. His lawyer, Hugh Keefe, said that he will likely appeal.