A lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court by a Trigg County teenager who claims former Trigg County Sheriff Jason Barnes, three members of his department, and a former Cadiz police officer, groomed her for sex while she was interning through a high school program.
Layla Kunkle, who is listed as a 2020 graduate of Trigg County High School, filed the lawsuit through her attorney D. Wes Sullenger in U.S. District Court in Paducah on Dec. 17.
In addition to Barnes, the lawsuit names former deputies Jimmy Godair, Michael Parker, and Jeff Arena, and former Cadiz Police Officer Doug Latham as defendants. Trigg County Fiscal Court, the Trigg County Board of Education, and James Mangels, the director of personnel and student services with the school system, are also listed as defendants.
A lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court by a Trigg County teenager who claims former Trigg County Sheriff Jason Barnes, three members of his department, and a former Cadiz police officer, groomed her for sex while she was interning through a high school program.
Layla Kunkle, who is listed as a 2020 graduate of Trigg County High School, filed the lawsuit through her attorney D. Wes Sullenger in U.S. District Court in Paducah on Dec. 17.
In addition to Barnes, the lawsuit names former deputies Jimmy Godair, Michael Parker, and Jeff Arena, and former Cadiz Police Officer Doug Latham as defendants. Trigg County Fiscal Court, the Trigg County Board of Education, and James Mangels, the director of personnel and student services with the school system, are also listed as defendants.
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Dec 11, 2020 11:22 AM
The Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training announced thirty-eight law enforcement officers from agencies across the state have graduated the basic training academy, including a new officer for the Hopkinsville Police Department.
Nelson Fisk will come to the police department with an award under his belt, achieved during training the Fit for Duty award and he earned an Associate’s Degree in applied science.
The Cadiz Police Department will also have a new officer in Tyler Goldman.
The graduates of Class 513 received 824.5 hours of recruit-level instruction over 20 weeks. Major training areas include patrol procedures, physical training, vehicle operations, defensive tactics, criminal law, traffic and DUI, firearms, criminal investigations, cultural awareness, bias related crimes and tactical responses to crisis situations.