A member of the Thurman Volunteer Fire Department who had responded to the scene of a grass fire Monday afternoon, was arrested on a Child Endangerment charge. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department says 28-year old Christopher David Thurman, of Thurman, was taken into custody at around 4:50-p.m. and held without bond on the aggravated misdemeanor charge.

Authorities say deputies received a call at around 2:50-p.m. Monday, with regard to a possible child left alone at a residence in Thurman. Deputies discovered a 16-month old boy in the home, and learned from a concerned citizen, that the father was seen leaving the area in a fire truck. Neighbors heard the child screaming inside the home and notified authorities.

On  Sunday, 56-year old Edward Allen Umbreit, of Riverton, was arrested on charges of Indecent Exposure, Harassment in the 3rd Degree, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The man was taken into custody after deputies investigated a report of a suspicious man who had been seen in the woods last Friday, north of Riverton. The caller said Umbreit was standing in the woods near the roadway in the 2400 block of 330th Street, nude and allegedly making comments of a sexual nature to the person who reported the incident.

An arrest warrant was executed at Umbreit’s home Sunday, prior to his being taken into custody. He was being held without bond in the Fremont County Jail.