A man suspected of shooting a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper is arrested in Kentucky

PRINCETON, Kentucky — A man who was the subject of an intensive search after the to shoot A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested in Kentucky, but a second suspect has not yet been identified, authorities said.

Braze Rucker was arrested early Sunday morning at a home in Princeton, Kentucky, state police said in a news release.

The search continues for a second, unidentified man involved in the shooting and wounding of Trooper Adam Cothron on Interstate 40 in Putnam County, Tennessee, on Friday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Putnam County is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Nashville.

Cothron is in stable condition in a hospital, the agency said Sunday.

Highway patrol had asked the public for help in locating two men in a white Kia sedan, with a photo attached of a man they later identified as Rucker, 29. The Kia was found early Saturday morning.

Rucker was added to Tennessee’s Most Wanted List Saturday morning and was considered armed and dangerous. An arrest warrant was issued for Rucker on a charge of criminal liability for facilitating a crime.

It was not immediately clear Monday whether Rucker had been returned to Tennessee or whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. Rucker did not appear in Putnam County inmate records online Monday night.

Residents with information about the other suspect are asked to call 800-TBI-FIND.