MONROE, N.C. — “It’s just devastating,” neighbor Kim Harper said. “It just made our hearts sick because he was such a great man. He was a great guy. I just can’t say enough about him. He was a great man. He really was, would do anything for you.”
Weeks has had his commercial motor vehicle license for nearly 20 years and it has never been revoked, according to sources.
During that time, Weeks was given five citations and he has been involved in at least three crashes including one last year, also on Highway 74 in Union County.
Weeks was charged with failure to reduce speed causing an accident with injuries but those charges were thrown out by the DA’s office, which is a common practice.
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Fellow deputies remember Sgt. Greene
Flags at the Union County Sheriff's Office were lowered to half-staff and officials said this was the first time the agency has lost a deputy in the line of duty.
Heartbroken deputies rushed to the scene as they learned one of their own was involved in the wreck.
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Channel 9 reporter Tina Terry talked with fellow deputies who said Greene was so dedicated to his job that he was often the first person to arrive for work and the last to leave.
“He was a good man. He gave to the community,” said Union County Sheriff’s Capt. Cody Luke.
“It affects us very deeply,” said Union County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ben Bailey.
Greene, 54, started his career with the Sheriff’s Office in December 2004. He quickly rose up the ranks, making sergeant in 2006.
One of his major roles at the department was helping oversee sex offenders in the county.
Fellow officers said sex offender registration was something Greene took very seriously. He coordinated several campaigns and partnerships with the U.S. marshal service to make sure registered offenders obeyed the law.
"He was the guy that was here before the rest and the last who left this office," said Luke
"You go out knowing anything can happen. You just pray that it doesn't happen that day that you get to go home to your family," said Bailey.
Greene is survived by his wife, April, children Nicolle and Allison, and five grandchildren.
Before becoming a deputy, Greene served in the Air Force and the Marines Corps. He lived and died serving others.
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