Deputy Robinson receives Katelyn Self award
A Gaston County Sheriff s Office deputy who responded with assistance from his K-9 to help capture the man suspected of killing Mount Holly Police Officer Tyler Herndon last year was awarded the department s Katelyn Self Award on Thursday.
Deputy Logan Robinson responded with his K-9 after Herndon was fatally wounded while responding to a 3:30 a.m. breaking and entering call at a Mount Holly business on Dec. 11. Logan helped capture the suspect.
Robinson was dispatched to the scene after requests were made for a canine to help clear the building of the Mount Holly Car Wash and Arcade, said Garry Williams, chief of the Gaston County Sheriff s Office.
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