Horne, Music each charged with misdemeanor in May altercation
A Waycross Police Department Detective has resigned his position on the force following his arrest and that of a grandmother to his young daughter in connection to an incident between the two in May.
WPD Chief Tommy Cox said Monday July 13, Horne, 30 of Waycross, had resigned verbally and given his immediate supervisor notice through a text message after being arrested shortly after noon Friday, July 10.
Cox said the department is waiting on written notification of the resignation from Horne, but the text message was enough for acceptance of his intention.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced in a news release Friday afternoon the arrests of Horne and Kisha Music, 51 of Blackshear. Each was charged with Simple Battery for actions that occurred between them May 28 in Waycross.
According to booking records at the Ware County Jail, Horne was arrested at 12:46 p.m. by the GBI. He was released from custody after posting a property bond for $1,350.
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The incident occurred at 2:40 p.m., at Southeast Georgia Pediatrics, according to a police report of the incident. Horne, who was not on duty at the time of the incident, was with his mother waiting for an appointment for his daughter prior to the altercation with Music.
WPD immediately requested the GBI to investigate allegations resulting from the confrontation, which led to Friday’s charges and arrests.
The GBI said the investigation is active and ongoing.
Music is the mother of Tristen Music, who shares parentage of the child with Horne from a past relationship. Horne and Tristen Music share 50-50 custody of their daughter following a court ruling.
A physical altercation between Horne and the younger Music in January in Brantley County led to Horne being placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
He subsequently was restored to full duty March 12 when the investigation determined the detective was not the “primary aggressor” in what Music had reported to Brantley County authorities, Chief Cox said in a statement on Horne returning to duty.
The most recent incident, like the first one in January, created a firestorm on social media following posts of photos and videos. The controversy surrounding them has been further heightened by TV reports, some including on-camera interviews circulated on social media.
Horne was named City Employee of the Year for 2025 for his role in helping save the life of Georgia State Patrol Trooper Justin Jones in May, 2025 after Jones’ vehicle wrecked at the end of a high-speed car chase.
