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An internal report details why Newton County decided to fire Fire Chief Mike Conner and Inspector Glenn Mikos, following a FOX 5 I-Team investigation that found Mikos' scuba store had been supplying the department's dive team for years. The report also reveals the fate of the dive team.
Newton County has parted ways with its fire chief and a fire inspector, three weeks after the FOX 5 I-Team uncovered an apparent conflict of interest between the fire department a local scuba shop.
Newton County Fire Chief Mike Conner has been placed on paid administrative leave after a FOX 5 I-Team investigation revealed one of his firefighters made tens of thousands of dollars selling dive equipment to the county.
A Covington scuba store sold equipment and training to Newton County's fire department dive team, even though the store's owner, Glenn Mikos, is a fire inspector and dive team member. The county has suspended payments to the store amid FOX 5's questions about a potential conflict of interest.