A former Cal Fire division chief has been charged in Nevada with four felonies, including possession of anabolic steroids for sale and conspiracy related to the possession and sale of a controlled substance.
Mark A. Lawson was charged Dec. 9 with possessing such significant quantities of steroids in 2020 and 2021 that Nevada's attorney general alleged it amounted to a possession-for-sale case rather than personal usage, according to court records. Earlier this month, Lawson resigned from his new job as Sparks, Nevada, fire chief — a position he held less than a week — when authorities there learned of his pending criminal prosecution, according to a city statement.
Lawson, 56, who is set to be arraigned Jan. 31, could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
