Branscome’s Ex-Girlfriend Out of Hiding
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“Sorry.“, Tammy Bishop says as she chokes up. “Nobody should have to live like that.“
Tammy Bishop gets emotional talking about the last eleven and a half years. Bishop only dated Steven Branscome for six months, but since their split has called police over and over, she says because of repeated threats from Branscome.
“You tell the mother of a child you’re going to take her kids swimming and tie cinder blocks around their ankles and you’re gonna torture their mom to death. He’s threatened to kidnap my sister and brother and send pieces of them in the mail. I’m gonna do whatever I need to do to take care of my family.“, says Bishop.
As officers looked all over Floyd County for any sign of her ex, “We went and hid at a friend’s house.“, says Bishop. “I kept my son out of school for a week.“
During what she calls the scariest week of her family’s life, Bishop saw interviews with Branscome’s friends and family. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
“How can anybody say he’s a good guy and he shot an officer.“, says Bishop. “The people who say they are his friends, I think they are his friends because they are too afraid to not be his friend.“
With Branscome’s arrest, comes relief.
“I’m just glad he’s gone and I hope it’s gonna be for a long, long, long, long time, if not for good.“, says Bishop. “I mean I hate to say it, and Lord forgive me for saying it, but I was hoping they would kill him. I was honestly hoping that he would try to have a shootout with them and they would just kill him and it would be done.“
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I know about Stevens upbringing and his past. I know about his mother, My sister was with him at the time she passed and she was a very nice woman. What Im talking about it how can anyone stand by this man that has terrorized, stalked, stolen, robbed and just intimidated people for so long and some how people feel that its all going to be ok that he did this to not only adults but children who were toddlers at the time too! I agree that you can raise your children one way and only hope that they listened to even one word that you said and try to live right. Drugs may have caused him to act like a fool but with people who LET him continue to do the things he has done has only enabled him to continue on his path to self destruction. And No THANK YOU! Have a wonderful day!
The person that raised Steven Branscome is not the fault of this either.. You can try to train up your children right and they will still stray away, DRUGS are the main cause.. Tommy by no means never beat Steven, but rest assure he was corrected. His Mother was a great person also who has died of cancer, Don’t judge others raising or family when you don’t know there life history of being raised. No on is a monster.. I’d be ashamed. God created us all some of us just get lost by the wayside but my prayer for Steven is not death it is to be saved and this my friend will wash away his sins. I also would like to tell you that no sin is worse than any other.. Have a good day..
I am one of Tammy Bishops sisters. I lived with her during some of the time he was doing his stalking and threatening. It is very hard to see your sister go through something like that and then to see her so scared for her safety and that of her children and family. I moved away from Floyd County and have had to have to hide the kids with me at times because of this man. I cant tell you the relief that I feel now that he is captured and that noone else was injured during his run. The trooper who was shot has my prayers. This man only has friends because he intimidates and scares them into being his friend. His family doesnt want to admit that he has major issues. He has NEVER been a “Nice” guy. Maybe Floyd County and the people that he has terrorized over the years can sleep a little better!
I must comment. It never ceases to amaze me how family and friends of the likes of Branscome NEVER back down from saying how “wonderful” or “kind” or “misunderstood” such people are. This is why most criminals are this way. They were never set straight and taught to behave correctly as children because those raising them were messed up and created a monster worse than themselves.
My husband and I have also endured death threats and unfortunately, there is not much the police/courts can do. I am another who would be quite pleased if the person who put those death threats out to us would wind up “gone from this world”. Sorry to be so honest for those who don’t get it, but otherwise we too are looking over our shoulders. We’ve already endured vandalism as well, but since there is no way to prove this individual did the crime…he is free to continue and has told others he will do so.
I am thrilled Branscome was caught and no other officers or members of the public were injured. Also pleased his x-girlfriend can sleep peacefully.
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