Kentucky State Police Arrests Two Following Tennessee Highway Patrol Pursuit 

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (September 18, 2026) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 3 in Bowling Green was notified by the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) around midnight on September 18, 2026, of a pursuit involving a vehicle from which shots had reportedly been fired.  THP further advised that the driver was part of a BOLO (be on the lookout) out of Tennessee.

THP dispatchers advised KSP dispatchers that the vehicle had entered Kentucky while being pursued by the Portland Police Department. Dispatchers also reported that the driver had discharged a firearm.

KSP troopers and officers from other law enforcement agencies began pursuing the vehicle as it traveled north on I-65. Despite multiple attempts to deploy tire-deflation devices, the vehicle continued north before exiting onto I-165 at Exit 20.

The vehicle continued south on I-165, then exited onto Plano Road, eventually coming to a stop on Dewey Lake Road. The driver, later identified as Edward Brown, 26, of Madisonville, Ky., and passenger Anastasia Payton, 22, of Dawson Springs, Ky., exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

Brown and Payton were taken to the Warren County Regional Jail. Brown was charged with:

• Attempted Murder (police officer)
• Fleeing or Evading Police 1st Degree (motor vehicle)
• Fleeing or Evading Police 1st Degree (foot)
• Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon
• Unlawful Imprisonment 1st Degree

Payton was charged with:

• Fleeing or Evading Police 2nd Degree (foot)
• Possession of Marijuana

The investigation is ongoing and will be led by Sergeant Clayton Ellis. 

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