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Suspect Charged in Fatal Shooting of Kentucky Trooper

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Tennessee resident Emonnie Branch, 51, was arrested in Louisville and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips during a traffic stop on Interstate 65 in Warren County. Authorities say Branch fled after the shooting and was arrested roughly 95 miles away; a judge denied him bail at his arraignment. Branch was wanted in Tennessee on an alleged probation violation tied to prior fraud-related convictions, with court records also citing alleged failed drug tests and unpaid restitution. Phillips, 30, was a three-year department veteran and left behind a wife and three children. Investigators have not said why Phillips stopped the vehicle or what led to the shooting; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday.

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

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