Roll of Honor
Gregory Thomas Horne, Sr.
Incident
Detention Corporal Gregory Horne succumbed to a pulmonary embolism from lack of activity after falling during training at the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office Training Center in Pinetops.
During the training exercise, Corporal Horne jumped a 4-foot fence and fractured his knee when he landed. His fatal embolism was determined to be the result of inactivity while he recovered from his injury.
Corporal Horne served with the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office for over seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detention Corporal Horne gave the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tarboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Corporal Horne.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detention Corporal Gregory Thomas Horne, Sr. is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NC, 37 of 664 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory Thomas Horne, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Gregory Thomas Horne, Sr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory Thomas Horne, Sr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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