RANDALL SHANE THOMAS

Officer Rank: Detective
Memorial Panel: 24-E: 28
Department: Henderson County, North Carolina, S.O.
End of Watch: December 28, 2012
Cause: HORSE
Age: 47
Years of Service: 19
Description: Detective Thomas died as a result of injuries sustained during a department mounted horse training on May 30, 2009. Detective Thomas mounted was in the process of certifying a horse for the mounted patrol when the horse backed up against a fence, pinning Detective Thomas. The horse fell on Detective Thomas, breaking his neck and paralyzing him from the neck down. Detective Thomas died as a result of these injuries on December 28, 2012.
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