He follows the exit, around a sharp, slow incline, between two steep, rocky cliffs, full of blooming greenery.Ī few more minutes, through winding country roads surrounded by farmland and wooded fields, he arrives to the somewhat secluded town. Just about 10 minutes down the parkway, he turns onto Exit 34 for Route 55 toward Springfield and Bloomfield, which is home to Lincoln Homestead State Park and Taylorsville Lake State Park. He veers into the left turn lane and turns on to the ramp for eastbound Bluegrass Parkway.
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He drives his normal route: South down Stephen Foster Avenue, passing the city’s Walmart and Cracker Barrel, before pulling onto the moderately lit overpass. Just as he has for the past seven years, Ellis calls off his shift for the night. “Dispatch, 139 off duty,” the operator confirms. “139 Adam off duty,” he says into the dash-mounted radio. He feels a little lost without his German Shepherd partner, Figo.
Someone, somewhere knows something about what happened on May 25 as Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis, a Batavia native and former Cincinnati Reds minor league player, turned from Bluegrass Parkway onto Exit 34 toward home after signing off for the night.įlat, gray, ominous clouds stretch across the night sky, casting a shadow over the moon as Officer Jason Ellis pulls out of the Bardstown Police Station parking lot-wrapping up another second shift.īefore hitting the road for home, he relaxes inside his cruiser-a loaner since his canine-equipped car is getting painted at the shop. This town of 14,000 in the heart of bourbon country-named the Most Beautiful Small Town in America last year by Rand McNally-is a community that knows its residents, listens to its elders and respects its lawmen. It’s a town of How y’all doin', friendly handshakes and warm smiles, where American flags line the main street.
Tucked halfway between Louisville and Lexington sits Bardstown - Kentucky’s second oldest city. Exit 34 The Last Watch of Officer Jason Ellis *View the complete interactive version of Exit 34 at
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