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Officers recognized at Peace Officers Memorial ceremony
Dozens of law enforcement officers and community members gathered on Friday to honor the memories of seven police officers and sheriff’s deputies killed in the line of duty.
The service was held in advance of Peace Officer’s Memorial Day, which is celebrated on May 15.
For each of the seven people listed on the Fallen Heroes Monument, officers and sheriff’s deputies read aloud a brief overview of their services, their last day of watch and how they died.
Each report was concluded with the ringing of a silver bell.
Also included in this year’s memorial were remembrances for Tyler Herndon, a Cleveland County native and Mount Holly police officer who was shot and killed in December 2020.
Man accused of killing Mount Holly officer faces life in prison Joshua Funk (Source: WBTV) By WBTV Web Staff | February 4, 2021 at 10:41 AM EST - Updated February 4 at 12:26 PM
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Prosecutors are pursuing life in prison for 24-year-old Joshua Funk, the man accused of killing Mount Holly Police Officer Tyler Herndon in December 2020.
Funk appeared in court Thursday morning. Prosecutors are not seeking capital punishment against Funk, who is charged with first-degree murder in Herndon’s killing.
#BREAKING Prosecutors say they re pursuing first-degree life in prison for 24-year-old Joshua Funk, who appeared in Gaston Co. court this morning. Funk is charged w/ felony first-degree murder in the death of fallen Mount Holly Police Officer Tyler Herndon. @WBTV Newspic.twitter.com/hWeWxrQfbv Sharonne Hayes (@SharonneHayesTV) February 4, 2021
The Gaston Gazette
A new program in memory of a fallen Mount Holly Police officer will help build bridges between officers and civilians for years to come.
Micha Autry – a nurse at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center – was grieving with her fellow Mount Holly residents following the shooting death of Officer Tyler Herndon in December 2020 when she read about large-scale adopt-an-officer programs across the U.S.
Generally the programs connect law enforcement officers and first responders to families, who will support and thank their officer for their service with gifts cards, money and other gifts.
Autry – the mother of a firefighter and cousin of a police officer – thought a smaller, localized program could benefit the Mount Holly area.