John Lang
John Lang is an investigative journalist focused on police accountability, government transparency, and high-profile police encounters. Combining factual reporting with legal context, the channel examines both the actions of authorities and the human stories behind each case.
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On August 27, 2026, a Warm Springs, Georgia, traffic stop involving Jimmy Lee Steverson and Sergeant Chris Fisher led to the officer's line-of-duty death on September 1. The department released bodycam and surveillance footage, along with an arrest warrant affidavit and written statement, detailing the incident and investigation.
A July 9, 2015, courthouse security altercation during a Richland County commissioners meeting involved Michael Skidmore, Tim Norris, and Connie Garber. Skidmore faced charges related to a gunshot incident, with court records and security footage from the event forming key evidence in his 2016 trial.
On July 13, 2025, Xavier Guadalupe Hernandez, a 30-year-old man with a mental health crisis, died in El Paso police custody after an encounter with Officer Matthew Abshier. Bodycam footage and a federal civil rights lawsuit allege excessive force, while the city’s budget and litigation reports detail ongoing investigations into the incident.
In December 2022, a deputy in Accomack County, Virginia, defused a mental health crisis involving an armed teenager without lethal force, despite a 15-count indictment. Body-worn camera footage and court records highlight the incident's complexities, raising questions about police training and the justice system's approach to crisis situations.
Auburn, Washington, police misconduct case involving Officer Jeffrey Nelson and homeless man Jesse Sarey unfolded in 2019, marked by use-of-force disputes. The incident became the first application of Initiative 940, a legislative measure addressing police accountability, following surveillance footage release and subsequent trial proceedings in King County Superior Court.
On May 21, 2026, a Montgomery County Sheriff's Office traffic stop in Shenandoah, Texas, involved Elizabeth Kim, a 40-year-old Conroe resident, and Deputy LaDontae Moore. Body-worn camera and vehicle footage from the stop, along with Texas Penal Code statutes on interference with public duties and resisting arrest, and department traffic stop policies, were reviewed in the case.
