Two current, one former KSP trooper indicted in federal court

A federal grand jury in Louisville returned indictments Tuesday against one former and two current Kentucky State Troopers with violating individuals’ civil rights while acting as troopers.

According to the indictment, former Kentucky State Police Trooper, 34-year-old Thomas Czartorski, 34, was charged with two counts of using unreasonable force. 

Kentucky State Police Trooper, 29-year-old Jarrod Lewis was charged with one count of using unreasonable force, while 30-year-old Trooper James Cameron Wright was charged with two counts of using unreasonable force and one count of perjury related to false declarations made under oath in connection with a federal civil case involving allegations of civil rights violations. 

Czartorski, Lewis, and Wright will make initial appearances before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on April 3rd. 

If convicted, Czartorski faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, Lewis faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and James Cameron Wright faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.  

A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

There is no parole in the federal system.