While the Lathrop Manteca Fire District signaled its desire to continue moving forward following the announcement of incoming Fire Chief David Bramell this week, the full scope of what transpired under previous leadership became clearer on Thursday morning. According to the findings of the San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury, the tenure of previous fire chief Gene Neely was a period of “tumult and upheaval” for the district complete with claims of intimidation and harassment, “financial abuse,” and the ability for the fire chief run the district with little to no oversight from the elected officials tasked with providing such.