At approximately 3:32 a.m., a deputy conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, the deputy discovered meth and a pistol in the vehicle. The deputy arrested Timothy Alan Wood and Brittany Nicole Yoder for trafficking in methamphetamine and certain persons forbidden to possess a pistol. While the deputy awaited the wrecker service to tow the vehicle, Brittany Yoder began asking for the deputy for help. As the deputy opened the patrol vehicle to check on the arrestees, Yoder immediately exited the patrol vehicle pointing a pistol at the deputy's head. The deputy was able to deflect the weapon and he shot and killed Yoder.
Agency: Calhoun County Sheriff's Department
Motive: Traffic violation
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Brittany Nicole Yoder
Death Date: November 22, 2020
County: Calhoun
Geography: Rural
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack