Police Misconduct • Judicial Abuse • Bank Collusion • Stolen Land
Scotty Lee Van Hawk, a National Champion professional motorcycle racer and Native American with Tsalagi (Cherokee) and Potawatomi roots, exposed corruption in Kosciusko County.
In retaliation, they:
This is not justice. This is a system protecting itself.
Police confessions. Sheriff misconduct. Court records. Bank documents. Video proof.
Shane Boucher (#3 in command of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department at the time) admitted on video that:
Boucher had known Scotty’s character for decades.
Note: This confession was recorded years before the actual theft of the real estate.
Crouse Towing Company, working with deputies, stole and hid vehicles at Metzger Auctions and their lot.
Dustin Manns (Dream Modern Homes) drove away with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of rare exotic racing motorcycles — including the only motorcycles ever to carry Indianapolis Motor Speedway logos.
Shane Boucher and Kevin Gelbaugh were caught on video breaking and entering without a warrant and stealing more property.
Sheriff Jim Smith and Kevin Gelbaugh forced entry into two properties and stole valuable items with Scotty’s ex-wife.
This was not a legal seizure. This was theft.
March 29, 2021 – Illegal SWAT raid using concussion grenades on a hearing-impaired father. Result: Permanent deafness and official disability by the Social Security Administration.
Convicted on three Level 5 felony stalking charges for phone calls, texts, and emails that never happened.
All phone backups (more than 10 years) prove zero contact. No calls. No texts. No emails.
Sentenced to 9 years with zero evidence.
7+ trust properties stolen while Scotty was incapacitated or falsely imprisoned — including sacred Potawatomi land.
First Federal Savings Bank, Lake City Bank, and Northwest Bank actively helped steal the properties through unlawful judgments and fraud.
Land tied to the Musquabuck Potawatomi Reserve was stolen in 2024–2025 while Scotty was falsely imprisoned — continuing 200 years of dispossession that began with the 1836 Potawatomi Trail of Death.
Court records • Depositions • Handwritten letters • Police reports • Property records • Video evidence • Auction records • Bank documents
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This is not just one man's fight — it’s a fight against a system that has gone unchecked for too long.