Neosho County prosecutor Linus Thuston is under criminal investigation by state authorities, was admonished earlier this year by an attorney disciplinary panel, and has been criticized by local officials for his use of diversion agreements.
At the end of the day, both the driver getting pulled over and the officer making the stop want to make it home safely. A Lawrence police lieutenant and a prosecutor on Saturday shared some advice on how to do that, plus other rights you should know.
Cops love laws when they're using them against people, no matter how esoteric or misunderstood (by cops) the laws are. When laws are applied to them, they're far less concerned about being law-abiding. Kansas implemented a law in July 2019 that required all law enforcement agencies to track and report forfeiture amounts. This hasn't gone…