Jury concludes ex-Kansas Highway Patrol leader was coerced into resigning
Former Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Mark Bruce was coerced into resigning against his will, an advisory jury concluded late Friday morning.
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Former Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Mark Bruce was coerced into resigning against his will, an advisory jury concluded late Friday morning.
The Kansas Highway Patrol superintendent said the lack of body cameras for troopers was “a disservice.”
A federal judge found troopers had violated the constitutional rights of motorists.
“What I’m focused on is just making peace with the past and trying to take the agency into the future,” Col. Erik Smith, KHP’s acting superintendent said.
The new commander of the Kansas Highway Patrol vowed to amend traffic-stop techniques a U.S. District Court judge concluded unfairly took advantage of motorists’ lack of knowledge about constitutional