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Man charged in the fatal shooting of Kentucky state trooper was wanted on a parole violation
Prosecutors said Branch is a flight risk and danger to the community after a statewide manhunt and an outstanding Tennessee warrant.
- On Tuesday, Warren County Judge Kimberly Geoghegan denied bond for Emonnie Branch, 51, of Portland, Tennessee, charged with murdering Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips during a Monday traffic stop on I-65.
- Branch allegedly shot and killed Phillips, 28, of Glasgow, just before 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon before fleeing the scene; police arrested him in Louisville several hours later after a statewide manhunt.
- Commonwealth's Attorney for the 8th Circuit Kori Bumgarner told the court that Branch 'is most definitely a danger to our community,' citing his extensive criminal history since 2006, an alleged false name given to police, and body camera evidence of the shooting.
- Citing the Kentucky Constitution, Judge Geoghegan ruled that bail is prohibited in capital offenses 'where the proof is evident or the presumption is great,' meaning Branch will remain detained at the Warren County Regional Jail.
- Branch will return to Warren County court Friday at 8:45 a.m. for a preliminary hearing, where prosecutors may address an outstanding Sumner County, Tennessee, warrant for a probation violation issued in August.
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Repeat offender with lengthy rap sheet accused of gunning down Kentucky trooper during traffic stop
The Tennessee man accused of killing a Kentucky state trooper was on probation and already wanted for a violation, with a criminal record that included assault, fraud and illegally possessing a gun.
·New York, United States
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Man charged in the fatal shooting of Kentucky state trooper was wanted
A Tennessee man with a lengthy criminal history was ordered held without bail Tuesday after being charged in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky state trooper, officials said. Emonnie Dion Branch was arrested and charged in Louisville on Monday night in the killing of Trooper Hayden Phillips, who was shot when he pulled a vehicle over on Interstate 65 in Warren County, Col. Phillip Burnett Jr., commissioner of the Kentucky State Police, said during…
·Baltimore, United States
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