Second lawsuit filed against KSP trooper alleging misconduct in traffic stop
A Kentucky State Police trooper is facing his second lawsuit in less than a month after a man claims the trooper filed baseless charges after arresting him for “obstructing governmental operations.”
The lawsuit, filed July 17, accuses Trooper Myron Jackson of violating the Constitutional rights of Nicholas Ngeh and malicious prosecution in connection with a May 2024 traffic stop.
The lawsuit comes less than a month after a Franklin County woman sued Jackson, claiming he illegally filmed her after arresting her during a traffic stop in July 2024.
Sherry Bray, spokesperson for KSP, said Jackson was disciplined for violating the state police code of conduct for filming the traffic stop. Bray said the department is reviewing the latest complaint.
The incident began when Jackson pulled over Ngeh on May 1, 2024, while Ngeh was delivering food in Frankfort. Jackson said Ngeh had failed to signal when he went into a turn lane.
During the interaction, Ngeh became quiet as he gathered his identification, registration and insurance.
Jackson asked Ngeh where he was coming from, and Ngeh declined to answer questions, according to the lawsuit.
When Ngheh turned over the documents, Jackson demanded he exit the car. Ngeh had not threatened violence or interfered with the traffic stop, according to the lawsuit.
Jackson opened the car door and pulled Ngeh out of the seat, according to the lawsuit. The vehicle was not in park, and it began to move forward.
“If I tell you to do something, you do it,” Jackson said to Ngeh, according to the suit. Jackson also asked Ngeh if he was “trying to go to jail tonight.”
When Jackson asked Ngeh for his address, Ngeh told him it was on his ID. Jackson then arrested Ngeh for obstructing governmental operations, according to the lawsuit.
Jackson wrote in Ngeh’s citation that he had asked Ngeh to get out of the car because he was concerned he was intoxicated, but Jackson did not perform field sobriety or breathalyzer tests.
“Trooper Jackson did not have any suspicion of impaired driving and only wrote it as a pretext to justify the order to get out of the car,” the lawsuit states.
Ngeh was taken to jail and released the next day. He walked miles back to his car.
Ngeh’s charge was dismissed July 18, 2024.
This story was originally published July 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM.
