BARDSTOWN, Ky. — Family and colleagues of former Bardstown Police officer Jason Ellis honored him Tuesday on the eighth anniversary of his murder.

What You Need To Know

  • Bardstown Police officer Jason Ellis died May 25, 2013

  • Investigators believe he was ambushed and shot to death

  • No arrests have been made and the FBI is actively seeking information

  • A ceremony was held to honor him on the eighth anniversary of his death

His widow, Amy Ellis Brown, says it meant everything to her to see the memory of her husband continue.

“We don’t ever forget, and we have to go on and live each day,” Ellis Brown said. “And when people show up to help us honor him the way he should be honored and remembered, it means the world to us. It makes us feel like we’re not alone.”

Investigators believe Officer Ellis was cleaning brush off the side of the road just minutes away from his home on May 25, 2013, when he was ambushed and shot to death. Eight years later, no one has been arrested.

“I believe that there is some reason that God has not allowed for this case to be solved yet. I don’t know why. I don’t question that. I just continue to put my trust in him. That is the one thing that has really gotten me where I am today.

Officer Ellis’ mother-in-law, Kris Bratten, says he wanted to make a difference, and should be remembered as an example of the perfect police officer.

“He stood between good and evil. He stood for what was right,” Bratten said. “And I think more than ever today, I want that to be what everybody thinks about: he stood between good and evil.”

The FBI is actively seeking information about what happened the night Ellis died. More information can be followed by clicking the link here.