Jon T. Carpenter, 24, is a new police officer with the Fort Scott Police Department, having started on August 31, 2020.

Carpenter is a 2015 graduate of Fort Scott High School,  has an associate of science degree from Fort Scott Community College, and police certification from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.

Before training in law enforcement, he worked at  Walmart for three years.

His family is comprised of his wife, Rachel, and father, Jon D., and mom, Kim Carpenter.

Carpenter is involved in the community through his church, Faith Church, as a bassist, an online church manager, and as a leader with the middle school group.

“I got into law enforcement to gain law enforcement experience to possibly transfer to a larger agency in the future,” Carpenter said. “I hope to specialize in identifying, stopping, and investigating human trafficking, but mainly the combative side of stopping it.”

” While in local law enforcement, I would like to find a specialized area to own and develop my skills further in such as DUI enforcement or an armorer capacity.”