Event Brief
K-9 Helps Bust Trafficking Felon in Barbourville Stop
Filed: Apr 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET
Summary: Knox County K-9 Chief aided Barbourville police in a traffic stop that led to a trafficking arrest.
WHO: Barbourville Police Officers Braydon Isom and Brice Bays; Knox County K-9 Deputy Jesse Smith; 42-year-old John Kuhn of Louisville, Ky.
WHAT: A drug K-9 alerted during a traffic stop, leading to a vehicle search and the arrest of a trafficking felon.
WHEN: Apr 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky
WHY: The stop was initiated after officers requested a drug K-9 for a traffic stop involving a suspected trafficking felon.
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