Madison, Indiana fire chief resigns amid allegations, interim chief named | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The now-former fire chief of Madison, Indiana is facing a battery charge.

Kenneth Washer was appointed as chief in mid-2022. Friday, Madison Mayor Bob Courtney confirmed Washer was asked to resign.

Courtney said aside from being fire chief, Washer was also part of the city’s street department, but has resigned from that role as well.

A probable cause affidavit filed in Jefferson County, Indiana said the allegation against Washer is from a Madison woman. She claims Washer went to her home several times while the street department was working on a project nearby. She said Washer told her he was overseeing the project.

In the document, the woman claimed the first time she met Washer in late July, he called her “baby girl” and told her there was a bug on her and then allegedly hit her thigh. The woman said the situation made her uncomfortable, …