Report: Boyfriend shot for flirting

The local woman arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly shooting her boyfriend made her initial court appearance Monday afternoon. Terri Lee Willis is charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, which are felonies.

According to court documents, Willis shot her boyfriend of four years, Mike Taylor, after she witnessed him flirting with another woman at a party Friday night. Charging documents indicate the party was held at the "Henchman Motorcycle Club" clubhouse, and that Taylor is a member of the club. Willis was intoxicated from drinking beer and shots of alcohol at the party, the document says.

According to the report, Willis confronted Taylor about the suspected flirting before going home to the R.V. the couple shared as a residence on the property of McCullough's Wrecker Service. The report says Taylor is co-owner of the business. Willis reportedly returned to the party with a .45 caliber pistol and pointed it at Taylor's head, while questioning him about his behavior.

The court reports say Willis left the party at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday and called 911, telling the dispatcher she pointed a gun at her boyfriend to stay safe. The report says Cascade County Sheriff's deputies could not locate Willis at the party or the R.V. immediately after the 911 call was placed.

Taylor returned to the R.V. to get his cell phone charger, documents say, but planned to stay the night at a friend's house. Taylor told investigators Willis was sitting in bed, propped up by pillows, and as he reached for the charger Willis shot him with a .22 pistol, reportedly demanding the truth about his conduct with the other woman. The charging affidavit says Willis shot Taylor in the arm, then the chest and attempted to fire a third shot, but the weapon malfunctioned, based on an inspection of the weapon.

A Cascade County Sheriff's Office media release indicated Taylor was hospitalized, treated and released. The court report says the first bullet went through Taylor's arm and the second was lodged in his back. The report also says Taylor ran from the R.V. after he was shot, and he called his friend to take him to the emergency room.

The charging document says Willis admitted to bringing the .45 to the party and that she "may have pointed it at Taylor."

The state requested bond be set at $75,000.