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 argued Branch is a flight risk with a lengthy criminal history dating to 2006, allegedly gave police a false name, and body camera footage captured the shooting.
- Judge Geoghegan cited the Kentucky Constitution, stating bail is prohibited in capital offenses 'where the proof is evident or the presumption is great,' keeping Branch detained at Warren County Regional Jail.
- Branch will return to court Friday at 8:45 a.m. for a preliminary hearing, where extradition proceedings 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.Emonnie Branch, 51, was denied bond Tuesday on a charge of murder of a first responder in the death of Trooper Hayden Phillips, a husband and father of three young boys.Tennessee Department of Correction records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Branc…
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…
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