A veteran City of Apopka Firefighter has resigned after he was charged with lighting his co-worker on fire during a Christmas party last month. Jason Leblanc, 44, is charged with arson and arson resulting in the injury of another, FF Leblanc has been a firefighter for eight years. Leblanc and the victim, 25-year-old Jack Shumate, were at a private Christmas party on Dec. 18 with several others when Shumate was burned. The fire occurred around midnight when Leblanc allegedly poured lighter fluid on Shumate’s legs and lit him on fire. Shumate was transported to Florida Hospital Apopka with second-degree burns on his legs. He has been unable to work since the fire. Shumate, who has been with the department for one year, declined to press charges against Leblanc.
