Jonathan Kirby Willis

Deadly force

Lt. Andrew McNally and Deputy John Patrick Oliver Yost stopped a woman wanted for arrest on a misdemeanor warrant at the Double Kwik store. When they found her, she was talking with Kirby Willis, 39, of Kingsport, and Bruce Willis, 50, of Norton, as they sat in a Chevrolet Tahoe. As McNally and Yost prepared to arrest the woman, Kirby Willis pulled the Tahoe up close to McNally's cruiser. The officers stopped Kirby Willis, who smelled of alcohol. They got him out of the Tahoe, but he became agitated and would not cooperate with a sobriety test. Kirby Willis broke free, got back in the Tahoe and ended up fighting with McNally and Yost. The other started moving with both deputies partially inside. McNally saw Yost's feet start to go under the other, and he fired three shots, striking both Willises and Yost. Kirby Willis was killed.