{"id":109,"date":"2022-02-25T20:19:15","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T01:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakewoodalerts.wpengine.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2022-02-25T16:13:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T21:13:55","slug":"ocean-county-sherriff-officer-dies-from-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakewoodalerts.com\/ocean-county-sherriff-officer-dies-from-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean County Sherriff Officer Dies From COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ocean County Sheriff\u2019s Office is mourning the death of 14-year officer Matthew Horton, who died Tuesday after a two-month battle with the coronavirus, the agency announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Horton, a sergeant, contracted COVID-19 on duty, and his death is the agency\u2019s first line of duty death, the sheriff\u2019s union, PBA local 379, posted on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Horton is the second officer from the agency to die in just over a week. 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