Sgt. Charles Chapeau, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, says starting pay for troopers in Georgia is less than $36,000.
Chapeau says the low pay leads to a high turnover rate and makes the roads less safe.
Lithia Springs native Chris Richardson says he didn’t make enough as a Georgia State Trooper, so he's moving to Texas, where he says he can make double his former salary as a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper.