MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Sunday marks eight years since Maryville Police Officer Kenneth Ray Moats was shot and killed in the line of duty. With "Ride for a Hero," motorcycle riders honored him on Aug. 25 with a cruise through Maryville.
Officer Moats was with the Maryville Police Department for nine years. He was responding to a domestic violence call to a home near Kerr Way when he was shot. The suspect in the shooting pleaded guilty to murder along with five other charges.
