Three members of the Liberty County Fire Marshal Office were arrested on Monday, Sept. 23, following an investigation led by the Texas Rangers. Those facing charges are William Eugene “Bill” Hergemueller, 63, of Dayton; Erskine Nathaniel “Nat” Holcomb, 64, of Cleveland; and Jesse McGraw, 53, also of Cleveland.
Hergemueller, who also serves as Liberty County’s director of emergency management, is facing several serious charges, including Theft of Property, two counts of Tampering or Fabricating Physical Evidence With Intent to Impair, and Official Oppression.
Holcomb has been charged with Tampering With Governmental Record and Theft of Property, while McGraw faces charges of Tampering With Governmental Record and Tampering or Fabricating Physical Evidence With Intent to Impair.
Bluebonnet News reached out to both the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Rangers for additional information, but no further details were available at the time of publication. Bond information for the three individuals has not yet been posted on the Liberty County Jail website.
Hergemueller has more than 30 years of experience in firefighting and emergency management. He was initially named Liberty County Fire Marshal and later tasked with directing the county’s Office of Emergency Management.
An update will be posted as more information becomes available.
Well. When Texas Rangers are involved this has been going on for some time , old school Thugs, first one squeals gets the Deal, Bets on the younger guy cutting a Deal, can’t make this up.
Youngest?
Of them?
Wow so sad people that our community trusted and supported. I just can not believe this at all . I have know Bill and Nate for years never Suspected this not one time.
my wife and I knew of Jesse’s shenanigans 25 yrs ago, ’bout time
All this for $250?
Glad to see the da is still doing nothing useful
This trio doesn’t look like any fire marshals I have ever known. More like thugs.
Typical Liberty County mess, doesn’t surprise me. A few years ago the lady that worked at the water department in Dayton was stealing water payments, but she didn’t get any jail time. Then there’s one working at the tax/vehicle registration office in Liberty with access to sensitive information who knew her son wanted to kill and acted on killing someone. She sees no wrong in it, but that’s the trash Liberty County hires and praise!
I have known Jesse for a long time. He is a great guy, He has served our country, Got injured doing it and this doesn’t sound like something he would do. He has always helped anyone that needed it.