BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) -- A West Baton Rouge deputy accused of stealing fuel for his personal car was fired and arrested. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said it was notified of a potential theft after an employee was seen fueling his personal car at a parish-operated gas pump on Sunday, Oct. 6. Joshua Dangerfield, 18, was arrested and charged with malfeasance in office and theft after an investigation. According to WBRSO, Dangerfield was assigned as a transportation driver at the work release facility. The sheriff's office said Dangerfield had been employed since June 2024 and was released from jail on an $11,500 bond. EBRSO deputy-in-training accused of arson, malfeasance arrested Latest News Live Wobble Tracker: Map shows real-time movements of Hurricane Milton Tampa Bay Buccaneers going to New Orleans early as Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Trump: Israel has to 'get smart' about supporting him See the Lousiana parishes with the highest unemployment rates Supreme Court won’t hear Pennsylvania legislators' challenge to executive actions expanding voting access