Charlotte-Mecklenburg police recruit honored at funeral

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In traditional fashion, Jeremy Mosely got a hero's send-off Monday.

"Jeremy would be so, so ecstatic about how this went through," said Russell Mosely, a family member.

There were so many officers that they came by the busload, dressed in their best uniforms to pay tribute to a fallen brother.

"This isn't as much about us as it is the family of Jeremy and sending Jeremy off with the honors he deserves," Police Chief Kerr Putney said.

The extensive send-off is one we've come to expect when a community loses an officer as a way of partially giving back to someone who swore an oath.

The difference is Jeremy Moseley never got a chance to swear that oath. The 29-year-old was completing a state-mandated fitness test last week when he collapsed and died. The candidate had only been with the department for eight days.

"He was giving his all. He was trying to live up to the oath that he didn't even get to take," Putney said.

In those eight days, Moseley made an impact on his fellow recruits, who filled the pews at St. Matthew Catholic Church Monday. It brought a smile to family members.

"I don't know if it's the whole entire police force but it seems like it to me," Russell Moseley said.

In eight days, Moseley showed us you don't have to be a sworn officer to make a difference. You just need to try to make a community a better place.

"Like Jeremy we need to be inspired, we need to give our all and we need to make sure we help our community where they need it most ... (and) helping those who need us most," Putney said.

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