Overview
- Jason Gaines, who has worked with the Houston Fire Department for more than 22 years, was arrested at HFD Station 90 and taken to the Austin County Jail on a child grooming charge.
- Austin County court records show a grand jury returned a felony indictment and an arraignment for Gaines is scheduled for June 16.
- The Houston Fire Department confirmed the arrest and has placed Gaines on paid suspension while prosecutors and the department review the case.
- Bellville Police say their investigation began in January after a report of an adult attempting inappropriate conversations with minors and that multiple juveniles later described receiving sexually suggestive messages.
- Officials have not released detailed allegations and further court filings or law enforcement statements are expected to provide more specifics and shape any departmental discipline.