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\nA former Kentucky State Police trooper pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of rights in federal court Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\nA former Kentucky State Police trooper pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of rights in federal court Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Thomas Czartorski, 36, will likely spend 30 months in prison, according to the terms of his plea agreement.<\/p>\n
Czartorski told the judge he was guilty of violating the rights of two people in 2020 by using excessive force.<\/p>\n
In March, 2020, Czartorski stomped and kicked Justin Halcomb after a chase in Hardin County after Halcomb was already restrained. Then, one month later, the trooper used his flashlight to hit Thomas Davis during a DUI traffic stop after Davis was already in handcuffs.<\/p>\n
Czartorski had just completed a three-year diversion sentence from state perjury charges in another case involving Alex Hornback. In that case, Czartorski is seen in a hidden basement surveillance camera hitting Hornback once Hornback was on the ground. Czartorski then lied about doing so during a sworn deposition.<\/p>\n
Czartorski\u2019s co-defendant, Kentucky State Police Trooper Cameron Wright, pleaded guilty in June to civil rights violations from the same indictment. One other Trooper, Jarrod Lewis, has not yet entered a plea.<\/p>\n
Czartorski faced a maximum of 20 years in prison prior to the plea agreement.<\/p>\n
His sentencing is scheduled for November 4.
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