Wanted Seneca Man arrested on Multiple Charges

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man on multiple charges Tuesday night during routine road patrol operations. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “28-year-old Joseph Coy Kilby, who resides at an address on South Walnut Street according to the Oconee County Detention Center, was booked into the jail around 9:10pm. According to arrests warrants, Kilby also has an address listed on Swiss Entrance in Pickens. A deputy was dispatched to the area of Douglas Drive and Timberlake Drive near Coneross Creek in reference to a suspicious vehicle. Upon arriving on the scene, the deputy observed a vehicle in the intersection and a white male leaned over a van’s open hood. The deputy also recognized the subject, who was Kilby, and knew that Kilby had outstanding warrants. After telling Kilby that he had outstanding warrants for his arrest and to place his hands behind his back, Kilby walked to the passenger side of the van. After repeated warnings backed up with a warning that he was going to be tased, Kilby kneeled down on the ground beside the van, looking back at the officer with his back turned to the officer. After reaching for his waist, the officer asked several times for Kilby to show his hands to the officer. After not complying with the deputy’s command and seeing him attempting to take something out of his waistband, the officer deployed his Taser, upon which the officer saw a handgun leave Kilby’s right hand and land next to the van as he was falling to the ground. After appearing to reach for the gun a second time, another short burst from the Taser was delivered. After which, Kilby complied with the commands of the officer. According to officers, the weapon recovered had a fully loaded magazine but the chamber was empty. Kilby, after being asked by officers if he needed medical attention, declined. Kilby, handcuffed, was taken to the Detention Center.” Kilby has been charged with resisting arrest and unlawful carrying of a pistol. The three outstanding warrants charge Kilby with second degree burglary, petit larceny, and possession of implements capable of being used in a crime. The three outstanding warrants pertain to an incident that occurred Jan. 5 at a residence on Woods Edge Drive in Seneca.