Thomas Czartorski

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Service Record

Kentucky State Police

Main article: Kentucky State Police
Rank Trooper
Salary $39,418 (2020)[1]
Last Known Status Resigned

Incident Reports

2020 Arrest of Alex Hornback

Main article: Alex Hornback (2020)

Response Timeline

On October 16, 2020, Hornback and his parents sued the officers, alleging violations of their rights under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendements.[2][3]

On February 2, 2021, Czartorski resigned in lieu of termination.[2]

On July 8, 2021, Czartorski was charged with felony first-degree perjury and faces from one to five years in prison.[4][3]

Czartorski pleaded not guilty.[3]

In August 2022, a judge declared the officers' statements to be "untrustworthy" and "proven to be inaccurate".[3]

On January 23, 2023, the Kentucky State Police agreed to pay $130K and Czartorski agreed to pay $5,000 to settle the lawsuit.[3]

In June 2023, Czartorski pleaded guilty to perjury and was sentenced to three years diversion, which is similar to probation. At the end of that time, the incident could be erased from his record.[5] ‎

2020 Use of Force

In September 2020, Czartorski kicked a suspect who was on the ground and under control of other officers.[4]

2020 Use of Force

In October 2020, Trooper James Wright pulled a man from a car after a traffic stop. Czartorski struck the man eight times with his flashlight.[4]

Response Timeline

Investigators noted that one of the strikes occurred as the man was attempting to comply with the officers' orders. Investigators found Czartorski to be in violation of policies regarding conduct unbecoming and excessive use of force.[4]

Czartorski was suspended.[4] ‎

LEO Ratings

Training and Tactics rating: neutral
Protect & Serve rating: neutral
Individual Rights rating: bad
Accountability and Integrity rating: bad
Off Duty rating: neutral
Ratings Definitions

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Czartorski S, Police Trooper -Ch, Kentucky State Police, govSalaries
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 R.G. Dunlop, False testimony didn’t end these Kentucky state troopers’ careers, Louisville Public Media, 2022-02-28
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 R.G. Dunlop, Kentucky State Police pay $130K settlement in 2020 excessive force lawsuit, WKMS, 2023-02-28
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Jacob Ryan, This Former Ky. Trooper Denied Using Force Under Oath. The Video Says He Did, Louisville Public Media, 2021-07-09
  5. ↑ Jason Riley, Former KSP trooper pleads guilty to lying under oath about repeatedly striking man with flashlight, WDRB, 2023-06-15

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