KSP releases disturbing video of trooper beating man with baton

Kentucky State Police has released disturbing body cam footage of a now former trooper beating a man with a baton.

As K105 reported, former Trooper Haydon Kilbourne, 28, was recently sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty in Carroll County to second-degree assault and third-degree terroristic threatening.

“According to charges filed in Carroll County Circuit Court, Kilbourne used his police baton to cause physical injury to a man following a 2023 traffic stop. He also threatened to kill the man prior to the assault,” the Kentucky Attorney General’s office said in a press release.

In addition to a prison sentence, Kilbourne agreed not to seek probation or shock probation. He also agreed to relinquish his law enforcement credentials and to not seek future employment with a police agency.

Kilbourne is originally from London. He graduated from the Kentucky State Police Training Academy in January 2021.

The video of the incident, which includes statements from KSP leadership, can be found below.

Warning: The video is graphic

(Photo: Haydon Kilbourne)

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com