Event Brief
Emonnie Branch denied bond in Kentucky trooper killing
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 11:03 PM ET
Summary: Emonnie Branch, 51, accused of gunning down Kentucky state trooper Hayden Phillips during a traffic stop, was denied bond Tuesday on a murder-of-a-first-responder charge. Tennessee Department of Correction records reviewed by Fox News Digital say Branch was serving five years of probation for a fraud-related conviction and was already wanted for a probation violation tied to securities fraud.
WHO: Emonnie Branch; Sumner County District Attorney Thomas Dean
WHAT: A court denied bond for Emonnie Branch, accused of murdering Kentucky state trooper Hayden Phillips during a traffic stop.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026
WHERE: Kentucky
WHY: Branch was denied bond on the murder-of-a-first-responder charge stemming from the traffic stop death of Trooper Hayden Phillips.
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