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North Carolina officer becomes nation's first lightning death of 2025 after being struck while fishing
A North Carolina corrections officer has died after being struck by lightning earlier this month, and is the first known ...
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Married NC dad, prison K-9 officer dies after he’s hit by lightning while fishing on boat
Santonio Catoe died "doing what he loved with his son TJ by his side," a friend said on a GoFundMe page for the family.
Funeral held for state correctional officer struck by lightning in Onslow County
A funeral was held today for the Eastern Carolina correctional officer who was struck and killed by lightning while fishing.
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North Carolina dad, prison K-9 officer dies after being hit by lightning while fishing on boat
Santonio Catoe served as the K-9 officer at Eastern Correctional Institution in Maury in Greene County, according to a North Carolina Department of Adult Correction news release. Catoe ...
Explore diverse career opportunities at NCDAC's hiring event in Jacksonville on April 30
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is holding a hiring event for to fill several positions across the State of ...
Community gathers at Eastern Correctional to honor fallen K-9 Officer Santonio Catoe
Members from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction met at the Eastern Correctional Institution this week to remember our K-9 Officer Santonio Catoe, ...
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Former Butner prison guard sentenced for violating inmate’s civil rights. Here’s why
A satellite view of the federal complex that includes Federal Correction Institution Butner ... s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Mitchell oversaw solitary confinement at ...