Jay Droney and Jordan Hastings, two ex volunteer firefighters accused of chasing a Black employee with a noose at the Millville Volunteer Fire Department

Jay Droney and Jordan Hastings, two ex volunteer firefighters accused of chasing a Black employee with a noose at the Millville Volunteer Fire Department.

GEORGETOWN, Del. - The cases against former Millville volunteer firefighters Jay Droney and Jordan Hastings are moving forward.

On Thursday morning, Droney and Hastings' were scheduled for preliminary hearings at the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas. A court official informed CoastTV that Droney's hearing is continued and he will be back in court on Thursday, May 22.

According to that official, Jordan Hastings' attorney did a straight waiver, meaning Hastings' case automatically goes up to Superior Court. 

Jay Droney and Jordan Hastings face felony hate crime charges after the affidavit for the case states they chased a black employee with a noose at the Millville Volunteer Fire Company.

Neither Droney nor Hastings were present in court. 

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Zakiya Jennings joined the CoastTV team as a Video Journalist in April 2024. She was born and raised in Somerset, New Jersey. Zakiya received her bachelor's degree from the largest HBCU in Maryland, Morgan State University, where she majored in Multimedia Journalism with a minor in Political Science. During her time at Morgan State, she was a trusted reporter for all three of the university's media platforms - WEAA 88.9FM, BEAR TV, and The Spokesman, the student run online publication.

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