Trooper
Joseph Cameron Ponder, 31, was shot after a traffic stop around 10:20
p.m. Sunday on Interstate 24. Ponder had been on the force less than a
year.
“Jane
and I are deeply saddened by Trooper Ponder’s death, and we offer our
sincerest condolences to his family,” Gov. Beshear said.
Ponder,
of Rineyville, graduated from the state police training academy in
January and was assigned to Trigg County, in the Post 1 District.
