In the pre-dawn hours of May 25, 2013, Bardstown Police Officer Jason Scott Ellis, a 33-year-old male, was heading home after his shift. As he took exit 34 off the Bluegrass Parkway, he encountered a deliberate obstacle: tree limbs scattered across the roadway, blocking his path. A dedicated officer, even at the end of his watch, he stopped his cruiser to clear the debris for the safety of other drivers. It was in this moment of service that he was ambushed. From a nearby embankment, a shooter o
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