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Man charged in the fatal shooting of Kentucky state trooper was wanted on a parole violation

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Raby, J. (2026, September 29). Man charged in the fatal shooting of Kentucky state trooper was wanted on a parole violation. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/man-charged-in-the-fatal-shooting-of-kentucky-state-trooper-was-wanted-on-a-parole-violation/article_9be8aa4c-2ee4-52d2-b884-4434fb2aaac2.html

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Emonnie Dion Branch, a man with multiple criminal records from Tennessee, has been charged and denied bail for fatally shooting Kentucky State Trooper Hayden Phillips. The incident occurred when Phillips pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 65 in Warren County. Branch was arrested in Louisville the same day as the shooting.

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On Monday, Trooper Hayden Phillips of Kentucky State Police was fatally shot while patrolling northbound Interstate 65 in Warren County, Kentucky. Phillips, a three-year veteran assigned to Post 3 in Bowling Green, left behind his wife and three young sons. The suspect, identified as Emonnie Dion Branch, a 51-year-old from Tennessee with multiple criminal convictions including assault, fraud, and illegal gun possession, was arrested in Louisville on Monday night after a manhunt. Branch had been wanted for a parole violation at the time of the incident. He remains held without bail on charges related to Phillips' murder. Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. vowed that justice would be sought for Trooper Phillips.

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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. asserted

officials → order → trooper

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 a news conference. asserted

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Man charged in the fatal shooting of Kentucky state trooper was wanted on a parole violation

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