Caldwell County man accused of shooting neighbor, firing at deputies

CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A Caldwell County man shot and wounded his neighbor and fired at police and nearby homes before he was taken into custody, a sheriff’s office said.

The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said Toby Alan Horne, 52, of Rhodhiss, was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, damage to property, and resisting a public officer.

Deputies were called to a home on Magnolia Street in Rhodhiss for reports of a shooting. There they found a man who has been shot in the leg after an argument with Horne.

The man was treated by EMS at the scene and is expected to be OK.

When deputies went to Horne’s home, he began firing at police and nearby houses from inside. One of the rounds hit a house with people inside, but nobody was hurt. During phone conversations with Horne, he threatened to kill any law enforcement officers who entered his house, the sheriff’s office said.

A SWAT team was deployed to the house was unsuccessful in trying to get Horne out of his home, but chemicals were fired into the home and he was taken into custody without injury, according to the news release.

Horne was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, damage to property, and resisting a public officer. He is being held at the Caldwell County Detention Center with bail set at $50,000.

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