Jul 01, 2025

KHP conducting highway escort for fallen officer

Posted Jul 01, 2025 2:18 AM
Deputy Brandon Gaede; photo from the Kansas Highway Patrol Facebook page
Deputy Brandon Gaede; photo from the Kansas Highway Patrol Facebook page

Kansas Highway Patrol

On behalf of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) announces the fallen officer escort of Deputy Brandon Gaede from Wichita, Kansas, to Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel in Phillipsburg, Kansas, on July 1.

The escort, to include the Kansas law enforcement and larger first responder community, will leave Wichita at approximately noon and travel north on I-135 through Salina. They will continue west out of Salina on I-70 to exit 159, then go north on US-183 to westbound US-36.

The escort will enter the city of Phillipsburg from the east on US-36/State Street. During the escort, motorists traveling along this route may experience delays.

Deputy Gaede died in the line of duty on June 27.

Please monitor KHP communications for forthcoming details on funeral services.