Emonnie Branch Denied Bond in Trooper Hayden Phillips Killing as Probation Ran to 2030
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 30
Emonnie Branch Denied Bond in Trooper Hayden Phillips Killing as Probation Ran to 2030
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 30
Summary
Branch, 51, was denied bond Tuesday on a murder-of-a-first-responder charge in the fatal shooting of Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips during a Monday traffic stop on Interstate 65.
Tennessee correction records show Branch was serving five years of probation for a fraud conviction through July 2030 and was already wanted for a probation violation before the shooting.
Court and prosecutor records cited at arraignment describe a lengthy criminal history that included attempted domestic assault, violating a no-contact order, securities fraud and a 2009 felon-in-possession gun conviction; jail records also list a fugitive charge.
Louisville police captured Branch Monday evening after a statewide Blue Alert, while Kentucky officials pledged to seek the maximum sentence and honored Phillips — a three-year veteran, husband and father of three — with an escort, vigil and half-staff flags.