Former Indiana deputy fire chief faces 55 sex crime charges, just months after ex-chief's similar arrest

Ex-Indiana deputy fire chief faces 55 charges including child exploitation, voyeurism

MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. A former deputy fire chief faces dozens of charges, including child exploitation and voyeurism, after a months-long investigation by the Morgan County Sheriff's Office.Charles Heflin, 57, was charged June 4 with 55 criminal counts. The charges stem from alleged crimes between December 2021 and April 2026.According to a probable cause affidavit, the investigation began in December 2025 when a woman renting a room from Heflin f…

Docs: Chief Used Hidden Cameras in Firehouse Bathrooms

MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. — A former central Indiana fire official has been arrested on a litany of sex crimes, including accusations that he secretly recorded women and children in fire station bathrooms, sexually harassed fellow firefighters and solicited fire victims for sex. Charles “Charlie” Heflin, 57, of Mooresville, was arrested last week on a Morgan County warrant that charged him with over 50 felony sex crimes. The charges include possession…

Former Indiana deputy fire chief faces 55 sex crime charges, just months after ex-chief's similar arrest

COLUMBUS, Ind. — For the second time in less than six months, a former official with the Gregg Township Fire Department has been arrested on child sex crime charges. Charles "Charlie" Heflin, 57, of Mooresville, was arrested last week on a Morgan County warrant that charged him with 55 felony child sex crimes. The charges [...]

Former Indiana deputy fire chief and girlfriend arrested following armed standoff on 55 child sex charges

MORGAN COUNTY — For the second time in less than six months, the former leadership structure of the Gregg Township Fire Department has completely collapsed into scandal following the arrest of its former Deputy Chief on dozens of felony child sex crimes. Charles “Charlie” Heflin Charles “Charlie” Heflin, 57, of Mooresville, was arrested following a violent armed confrontation with police executing a warrant out of Morgan County. Heflin faces 55…