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Joseph Cameron Ponder

Death by Force
Case Description
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On a late Sunday evening in September 2015, Kentucky State Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder, a 31-year-old male, initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 24 in Lyon County. The vehicle, driven by 25-year-old Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks of Missouri, was stopped for speeding. Inside the car with Johnson-Shanks were his 18-year-old niece, Ambrea R.J. Shanks, another woman, and two young children. Trooper Ponder discovered that Johnson-Shanks was driving with a suspended license and, in an act of kindne ...Read More
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  • nydailynews.com: Suspect in Kentucky trooper’s shooting death was a ‘Black Lives Matter’ advocate in St. Louis, Facebook shows
  • WDRB: Loved ones remember Kentucky State Police trooper shot and killed in Lyon County
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    Victim Details

    Joseph Cameron Ponder

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Eddyville

    KY

    2015-09-13

    31

    Joseph

    Cameron Ponder

    12/02/2025

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    I've been following this case since it happened, and while my heart goes out to Trooper Ponder's lov... ...Read More
    10/18/2024
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