TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge resolved in favor of the state of Kansas without a trial the lawsuit alleging the recently retired Kansas Highway Patrol superintendent engaged in
TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge resolved in favor of the state of Kansas without a trial the lawsuit alleging the recently retired Kansas Highway Patrol superintendent engaged in
Former Kansas Highway Patrol trooper talks about what led to her resignation
Jarah Cooper is suing the Kansas Highway Patrol and the state of Kansas Share Updated: 8:03 PM CDT Apr 29, 2021
Jarah Cooper is suing the Kansas Highway Patrol and the state of Kansas Share Updated: 8:03 PM CDT Apr 29, 2021
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Show Transcript WELL STRAIGHT AHEAD. INVESTIGATES BROKE THE STORY OF. MULTIPLE WOMEN SUING THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE STATE OF KANSAS ITSELF ALL OF THE WOMEN HAVE PREVIOUSLY OR STILL WORK AT KHP AND ALL CLAIM VARIOUS FORMS OF HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION TONIGHT. ONE OF THOSE WOMEN IS READY TO TELL HER STORY OF WHAT LED TO HER RESIGNATION. I LOVED WORKING HARD AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO ME JIRA COOPER JOINED THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL IN 2017. I REALLY WANTED TO GET INTO ISSUES OF IN TRAFFICKING, AND SO JUST HAVING SOME TYPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND TO GET MY FOOT IN THE DOOR AND GET STARTED ON THINGS. THAT’S REALLY WHY I
Former highway patrol trooper talks about what led to her resignation
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) It was close to a year ago that KMBC 9 Investigates broke the story of multiple women suing the Kansas Highway Patrol and the state of Kansas.
All of the women have previously worked for or still work at KHP, and all claim various forms of harassment and discrimination.
One of those women is ready to tell her story and what led to her resignation.
Jarah Cooper joined the Kansas Highway Patrol in 2017.
“I really wanted to get into issues of human trafficking, so having some kind of law enforcement background to get my foot in the door and get started on things. That’s really why I wanted to become a trooper,” Cooper said.