Russell County highway renamed in honor of deputy killed during 2024 pursuit

LA County to Rename Castaic Sports Complex for Slain Deputy

On the two-year anniversary of his death, the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to rename the Castaic Sports Complex in honor of slain county sheriff’s Deputy Ryan M. Clinkunbroomer. Clinkunbroomer, an eight-year department veteran and fourth-generation member of the agency, was fatally shot Sept. 16, 2023, while sitting in his patrol SUV at a red light near the sheriff’s Palmdale station. “Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was courageous and kind, an…

Russell County highway renamed in honor of deputy killed during 2024 pursuit

Community members came together on Monday to dedicate a portion of Highway 127 in Russell County in honor of Deputy Sheriff Joshua Phipps, who was killed in the line of duty in September 2024.After a passage by the Kentucky House and Senate, the resolution was signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear in April.Phipps was killed during the pursuit of suspect after a driver reportedly drove away from a traffic stop. The deputy, who served with the …