BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A former Buffalo Fire Department recruit was arraigned Friday after allegedly providing a false statement to investigators.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 26-year-old Jordan X. Ernest of Buffalo was arraigned Friday in Buffalo City Court on one count of making a punishable false written statement.
According to the district attorney's office, Ernest gave a sworn statement to police on July 1 around 4:30 a.m. regarding a fire that involved his vehicle on Elk Street in Buffalo.
Ernest allegedly gave a contradicting sworn statement to the Buffalo Fire Department on July 6.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
Ernest is scheduled to return for a pre-trial on October 12 at 9:30 a.m.
