School police officer tells officer he was responding to a fight when he was pulled over for speeding

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB+WAVE/Gray News) — A school police officer told the officer that he was responding to a fight when he was pulled over for speeding, but the school district said that is not the case.

Footage from Louisville Metro Police officer Kendrick Eaves’ body camera shows Jefferson County Public Schools police officer Andre Lamont Shaw in uniform driving a district car.

Eaves had stopped Shaw at about 5 p.m. on Sept. 23 for speeding. In the recording, Eaves told Shaw his radar clocked him driving 69 mph — 34 mph over the 35 mph speed limit.

“So?” Shaw responded.

“Yeah, you’re speeding,” Eaves said.

“So?” Shaw said again.

“You can’t be going that fast,” Eaves said.

“Says who?” said Shaw.

“The law,” Eaves responded.

Eaves said Shaw flashed his rear lights when he’d initially tried to pull him over, believing it was an attempt to avoid being pulled over.

In the video, Shaw does not give his driver’s license to Eaves when he asks for it and instead asked Eaves to call his sergeant.

“You think you’re above the law and you’re not,” Eaves said.

Shaw is seen calling someone, though it is not clear who. Then he told the person on the phone that Eaves is “talking about taking me to jail” and laughs. He also notes that the stop is being recorded.

Eaves later told Shaw he can get out of his car and give his ID, or he can go to jail for reckless driving.

“What was reckless about it?” Shaw asked.

“You’re going 69 (mph) in a 35 (mph),” Eaves responded.

“Says you,” Shaw said.

“Says my front radar,” Eaves responded.

When a Louisville Metro Police sergeant arrived on scene, Shaw told the sergeant he was responding to a fight.

However, Jefferson County Public Schools did not support Shaw’s account when asked about the traffic stop. Instead, they said he was going home when he was stopped.

In an email, district spokesperson Juliann Morris said, “Officer Shaw was on his way home from completing his shift.”

In the video, the sergeant asked Shaw why his lights and sirens were not on, and Shaw appears to say he doesn’t have any.

“All JCPS police vehicles have lights. Some have sirens,” Morris said, but the district would not provide specifics about Shaw’s car.

Local First Investigations asked the school district about the difference between its account and what Shaw claims in the body camera video.

“We cannot comment further at this time as this is an ongoing matter,” Morris’ said.

Shaw has not yet responded to a request for comment.

Shaw was given a speeding ticket after giving his license to the sergeant. He was cited for speeding 26 mph over the limit or greater, with his arraignment scheduled for Dec. 15.

According to the Jefferson County Board of Education’s policy, any traffic citation received during the year “shall be reported to the superintendent prior to the employee driving a Board-owned vehicle.”

The district did not say whether Shaw has faced any disciplinary measures.

“He does still have access to a JCPS vehicle,” Morris said in an email. “We are aware of the incident and will monitor as the case is adjudicated.”

Louisville Metro Police Department said in a statement that officers are “authorized to enforce all applicable laws within Jefferson County.”

“Department policy does not establish a separate set of criteria for traffic stops involving officers from other agencies,” the department said in a statement. “Those encounters are handled under the same legal authority and officer discretion applied to any other traffic stop.”

The police department said it is aware of the incident, but had no further comment.

Prior to joining Jefferson County Public Schools, Shaw was an officer with the Louisville Metro Police Department.

He is also in the middle of a lawsuit he filed with another officer in 2024 against the department, alleging a hostile work environment, discrimination and uneven punishment because of race and faith.

The case is ongoing.