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About johnbryanlaw

John H. Bryan is a West Virginia criminal defense and civil rights attorney practicing out of Union, and Lewisburg, West Virginia. For more information, visit his website at www.johnbryanlaw.com.

Cop Hears a Rumor, Gets Angry, Threatens a Local Business, Gets Exposed, Gets Fired

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In Dover, Arkansas, Nathan Jones, of the Dover Police Department, walked into the 479 Smoke Shop and unleashed a series of threats towards the employees and the owner, after hearing gossip about himself that he believed originated from someone who worked at the business. The threats were caught on surveillance cameras. I spoke with the shop’s owner, who still hasn’t received even a single report from law enforcement, documenting the event.

Paranoid Cop Mistakes Gas Pump For a Pistol

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This police officer with the Leon County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office is so paranoid, that he sees a guy (Robert) parked at a gas pump, with a gas pump in his hand, trying to pump some gas, and he immediately thinks it’s something else in his hand. He gets scared. He pulls into the gas station, gets out of his police cruiser and draws down on the guy, shouting at him.

Off Duty Cop Draws Down on the Neighborhood Kids

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On September 28, 2025 in Hilton Head, South Carolina, an off-duty police officer with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office drew down on several neighborhood kids, assaulting them, placing them in fear for their lives. Shockingly, neighborhood men came to the rescue… but not to the kids’ rescue. Rather, they helped the off-duty cop (reported to be Deputy Billy Squires), who has now apparently been suspended without pay, pending investigation. Fortunately, there was video footage, released to social media by the aunt of one of the kids, asking the community to share the footage.

Cops See a Guy Who Looks Similar to the Actual Suspect (so they just grab him and call it a day)

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In Las Vegas, a police officer saw a man with a gun. It wasn’t actually a real gun – just a “finger gun” – a harmless hand gesture. Though harmless, the officer was not happy about it, and decided to get his buddies and go teach the guy a lesson. The officer noticed that the suspect was a black male driving a black Dodge Durango, and saw him turn into a nearby parking garage.

The suspect parked, took the garage elevator to the ground floor and when the elevator opened, there were no cops waiting for him. He walked off and probably had a good time that night. But, when another black male, who had entered the parking garage in a different car, after the black Durango also subsequently took the same elevator to the ground floor, cops were waiting for him – the wrong guy, ready to teach him a lesson….

The lawsuit:

Las Vegas ComplaintDownload

Man Buys His Dream Truck, Then Gets Arrested For Driving a Stolen Truck

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Coast Guard officer, Shane Sprague, bought a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X on June 21 from Doral Volkswagen in South Florida. For many years, Shane had wanted this specific truck: a GMC 1500 AT4X. He worked hard, and made sacrifices, to be able to save money for the down payment. He put down a $15,000 deposit, traded in a 2012 Ford Focus for $1,500, and financed the rest of the $61,230 purchase price through the dealer. A dealership employee even snapped a photo of Shane looking happy with his purchase, and later texted him, thanking him for the sale and wishing him well. But, 10 days later, on July 1, an unmarked F-150 rammed his rear bumper, and he was arrested at gunpoint by Broward County deputies…

The lawsuit:

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The Sheriff Assaults an Officer Trying to Save His Deputy | The Governor Orders an Investigation

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What if I told you that in the middle of a shooting scene—while a deputy lay bleeding on the ground—the sheriff himself showed up and arrested the one officer who was saving that deputy’s life? That’s not a hypothetical. It happened in Towns County, Georgia. And now, the governor has ordered a full investigation into Sheriff Kenneth Henderson. Even the sheriff’s own deputies couldn’t believe what they were seeing. But it probably didn’t surprise them, because it wasn’t his first time starring in a viral video…

Cops Grab a Guy in his Driveway, Beat and Torture Him, Lie About It, Then Get Promoted

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In Limerick, Maine, three Maine State Police troopers arrived at the home of Justin Savage and his girlfriend Shawna Morse on a disturbance call. Within fifteen minutes of their arrival, they would basically beat and torture Justin, throwing him in a police car handcuffed, with leg restraints, bloodied, and with a hood covering his face so that he couldn’t see or breathe. They charged him with numerous crimes and issued a press release two days later, accusing him of numerous crimes, including breaking the ankle of one of the troopers during the incident. The officers were not wearing body cams. Fortunately however, video just recently surfaced showing what actually happened that night…

The lawsuit:

Savage Complaint – MaineDownload

Police Reports:

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Arrested for Reading a Book During a Thunderstorm | He Wins in Court!

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Remember this guy who was in his car reading a book in a gas station parking lot, waiting for a thunderstorm to pass? Officer John LaValley of the Athens-Clarke Police Department (Georgia) arrested him for not providing his ID just because the gas station clerk was worried that he had been in the gas station parking lot for too long. I did a video on it about 5 months ago. Well now that criminal case has gone to court, and the innocent guy who was arrested (John Choe) won. But it’s not over yet.

The court orders:

COURT ORDER john choeDownload

Cops Respond to the Wrong House at 2 am, Shoot Homeowner Protecting His Family

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At around 1:45 a.m., the Grand Prairie Police Department responded to a 911 call. But because of a dispatch error, officers went to the wrong house. The homeowner, Thomas Simpson, woke up to his dogs barking, armed himself, and stepped into his garage—only to be met with officers who, according to him, never announced they were police. Within moments, shots were fired, and Simpson was hit in the leg.

Man Driving His 3 Year Old Daughter Ends Up on the Pavement With a State Trooper

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One moment this guy is driving through Kentucky, with his 3 year old daughter asleep in the backseat… But just a few moments later, he’s outside his car, on the asphalt getting the **** kicked out of him by a Kentucky State Trooper named Seth Owens.

The report: