Kansas Highway Patrol Supt. Herman Jones on trial over traffic stops
The Kansas Highway Patrol's leader defended in court how KHP conducts traffic stops but acknowledged a series of lawsuits led to policy changes.
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The Kansas Highway Patrol's leader defended in court how KHP conducts traffic stops but acknowledged a series of lawsuits led to policy changes.
Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Herman Jones took the stand during a federal civil trial over a controversial traffic stop tactic used by troopers.
It allegedly works like this: Troopers find a reason to make a traffic stop. As the trooper heads back to the patrol car, the trooper takes a couple of steps and then returns to again interact with the driver.
The Kansas Highway Patrol uses a tactic dubbed the “Kansas two step” to search vehicles — often from other states — when there is often no legitimate cause for the
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