From: Activist Predicts Death, Says The Cops Killed Him | Fresno People's Media
Posted By: Dylan Donnelly January 26, 2016
The man who was found stabbed inside a burning home in Fresno last week is confirmed to be John Lang, a frequent poster in the Fresno People’s Media group on Facebook and acquaintance to many in the Fresno activist community.
Police say a man who had been stabbed was found inside a burning Central Fresno home. He was pronounced dead at the hospital and the neighborhood is in shock. The smoke was spotted by neighbors on Van Ness, just north of Belmont around 3:00 in the afternoon on Wednesday and firefighters just happened to be a few doors down on an unrelated call. Battalion Chief Todd Tuggle said, “While the 911 call was going in, neighbors were flagging down our engine company.” The home was heavily secured with a gate so firefighters had to force their way in. After a quick search, they found a man in the kitchen, unconscious and bleeding from several stab wounds. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Lt. Joe Gomez with the Fresno Police Department said, “Unknown if the stab wounds caused the death or the smoke inhalation, it’s too early to tell.” Investigators call the death suspicious and they believe the house was intentionally set on fire. Tamara Olivarria who lives across the street said, “He just got those lights fixed and the gate is locked so I’m not sure how anyone would have got in even, but it’s kind of scary.” Police haven’t confirmed it but neighbors say the victim is a man in his mid-40’s– a man who lived alone and worked on boats at the home. Theresa Fuentes says he was a friend and she’s not sure why anyone would want to hurt him. “If it’s a random thing, that makes it much scarier…cause the neighborhood is getting better, we thought,” Fuentes said. Olivarria added, “It’s sad, you know, I hope he didn’t experience a lot of pain.” At this point, there are no suspects and police need help solving the case.
But this is only a small part of the story. John seemingly predicted his own murder and says Fresno law enforcement is responsible.
Days before his death, he was adamant that Fresno law enforcement would conclude their 7-year-long campaign against him by ending his life.
On Jan. 13, 2016, he shared a brief conversation between him and another person reiterating the reason why Fresno cops were stalking him.
Mac McCauley · Granite Bay, California What occured in your life to bring you to the attention of the cops, both city and county, that you believe you are being stalked?
Mac McCauley I simply voice my opinion regarding local government and politics on local blogs. I also discovered local law enforcement had been running a license plate scanning scam where Fresno Cops would scan license plates at Retail Store parking lots (Save Mart, Von’s, HomeDepot, etc.) in lower income neighborhoods. After collecting hits of violations they then would pull the unsuspecting drivers over a few blocks away from the store location in a marked police vehicle claiming they simply came across their vehicle through routine driving patrols. This unethical and possibly illegal activity was simply motivated by “profit” and unfairly targeted Fresno’s poorer residents. I also discovered the Fresno Bee was sharing chat log data with Fresno Law Enforcement of Fresno citizens who were critical of local Fresno Government and Fresno Law Enforcement. Fresno Law Enforcement subsequently used the ip addresses in the chat logs provided by the Bee to track down, stalk, and harass those chat bloggers who were critical of local politics and local law enforcement. Since publicly exposing these local law enforcement activities it’s been a constant onslaught of stalking, harassment, and intimidation directed toward myself from Fresno Law Enforcement. They even tried to set me up and plant false evidence in my home. I filed a request for an Internal Affairs Investigation and that seemed to enrage them even more. They are simply trying to destroy me by any means possible. I am in constant fear for my life. As Kevin Arial, a Face Book pseudonym and alias of a known local cop so eloquently posted to my Face Book page recently: “First rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club, You should know this Mr. Lang! ; D”. End quote…
The next day, Jan. 14, John’s Facebook posts became increasingly alarmist (or so we thought).
On the 15th, he reached out to reporter Corin Hoggard and claimed that Fresno cops would try to kill him in the next few days.
On the 16th, he posted a video showing people he believed meant him imminent harm.
He also asked people to stay at his house with him, with guns, to protect him from “the bad guys” in the van.
Jan. 17, he wrote this open letter to the DOJ and FBI.
Open Letter the the USDOJ and the FBI I am fairly certain that Fresno Law Enforcement is trying to set me up on some type a charge related to child pornography. I’ve been trying to figure out why they would send Child Molester George Adams Ramirez my way when I was renting the property next to me for Don Green. Also I was at a loss as to how Fresno LE was able to turn so many people against me so quickly. The only thing that makes sense coupled with George Ramirez situation is if Fresno LE told these folks I was a child porn suspect. Imagine a police officer dressed in his official uniform pulling up in a police cruiser. Imagine the same police officer or detective telling a group of coworkers of the accused or other folks that said person is a bad guy who is under investigation for the crimes of child pornography, and cops would like their help in putting a really bad guy away. This would be a no brainier for most reasonable people. There is no more heinous, hideous, and inhuman crime than that of a child porn person. This crime evokes more human emotion than any other. And it is to that effect that Fresno Law Enforcement uses to suit their purpose in my situation. It’s Fresno Law Enforcement’s “weapon of mass destruction”. This would also explain why the FBI shows little interest in my pleas for help. There has long been a believe in Law Enforcement circles that if someone is guilty of something, then helping that process along by fabricating evidence is completely acceptable. This rational can provide a loophole for truth and justice to be ignored when an innocent person is charged or suspected of crimes, as it is with my situation. Let this example serve as a warning to all my activist and blogger friends. We are by no means free. If and when the Government targets us, we are completely and utterly done, and there is really nothing we can do about it. Through my example the Government is trying to drive home the point that they want obidient, submisive, and loyal subjects. And they will settle for nothing less… I’m also fairly certain I’ve figured out how Fresno Law Enforcement handled the actual access and internet distribution of the offensive material. Let’s just say that the FEDS should re-investigate all Child porn cases in Fresno where ATT Internet Services provided the Internet service. Especially cases where the accused had a conflict with the City Of Fresno or high ranking City of Fresno personnel. Other elements are simply handled by planting various elements of false evidence here and there once they enter a residence. That is why Fresno LE was so determined to get a search warrant for an official home entry in my case. As I’ve mentioned in the past Fresno LE had already illegally and secretly entered by home, copied my hard drives in order to get a good game plan for the eventual false arrest. There also appears to be a pattern here. Anyone who has ever talked publicly about, accused, or discussed Jerry Dyer’s suposed sex scandle with that 16 year old girl has found themselfs in some type of legal peril within a few short years… And with this letter I have for certain signed my death warrant with Fresno LE. Kind Regards, John Lang Fresno Ca 93728
Jan. 20th, he was dead.
John first reached out to us in May of 2015. Like many, we thought he was paranoid. Shortly after the initial contact, he registered several domain names for a website that served as an online diary of his experiences. He also had a YouTube channel with 17 videos, all from his home surveillance system. The videos, he says, show police intimidation and suspicious characters who are part of a conspiracy to destroy him.
The content below is unedited and uncut from John’s diary.
John says his story starts in 2009.
I was having trouble in my marriage. Then I was ticketed two blocks away from the Home Depot on West Shaw in Fresno, where I had just visited. I later learned that Fresno Law Enforcement had a “pattern of practice” of unethically scanning license plates on private retail parking lots. They then pull the unsuspecting drivers over a block or two away from said parking lots. This was meant to optimize ticket revenue at a very minimal expense. Millions of dollars of revenue has been generated in this questionable manner by Fresno area Law Enforcement agencies. A “pattern of practice” that is still in use today by Fresno area Law Enforcement agencies. The added financial stress related to this incident crippled what was left of my marriage. I was devastated, angry, and upset. I thought the parking lot license plate scanning was abusive and simply designed as a revenue generating scheme for the City of Fresno. So, as an expression of peaceful protest I voiced my opinion on the Fresno Bee, which I now realize was a mistake. I thought I was anonymous, but an employee at the Fresno Bee, “Jody Murray” was “feeding” a known Sheriff Sergeant who used the alias hikerdude67 or hikerdude1967 website log data containing identifiable ip address information that Fresno LE used to track down Fresno Citizens who were posting comments critical of Fresno LE and the City of Fresno. Preliminary identification identifies hikerdude1967 as Jared L McCormick, a Fresno County Sheriff Sergeant. Within weeks I was vehicle “tailed” by undercover Sheriff officers who were routinely waiting on the street near my home. One individual I recognized by his very unique hair and facial features was the same Sheriff personnel who a few years later followed me into a Save Mart grocery store located at Clinton and Blackstone. The details of this later incident are listed in the 12/01/14 “Time Line / Notes section”, which can be found below. Fresno PD was also occasionally following me as well, although their harassment participation was exponentially growing. In 2013 and 2014 I was being followed very frequently by Fresno PD and Fresno Sheriff personnel. The frequency was so high that both agencies had obviously gps’d my car or my phone, they seemed to be “popping up everywhere”. I also believe that Fresno LE (both PD and Sheriff) was also “tapping” my phone and my ex-wife’s phone, either illegally, or by obtaining a warrant under false premise and or claims. I later learned from other commenters on the Bee, that other posters who were known to be critical Fresno LE and the City of Fresno were also targeted by Fresno LE. I learned Fresno LE including Fresno PD and Fresno Sheriff personnel had a pattern of “harassment and intimidation” against citizens who criticized Fresno Law Enforcement, Fresno Government, or Fresno Public employees. There were many posters discussing this problem of Fresno LE retaliation for speaking out about Fresno Police abuses.
He says police harassment peaked in 2013 during the Measure G campaign.
The surveillance and harassment peaked about a year and a half ago or so when Measure G was on the ballot. I was a fairly well known commenter on the Fresno Bee and had over 2500 comments and over 3000 likes (up votes). I was a fierce opponent against Mayor Ashley Swearengin’s Measure G campaign. I was also critical of Fresno Law Enforcement and other City of Fresno departments. I now realize this was not a good idea. I had debated Fire Chief Brown regarding fire budgets a few days before his well publicized incident. I was an overt poster, and unwittingly and naively, I was also becoming a target. Based on my experience of being followed by Fresno LE personnel (PD and Sheriff) I had publicly stated on the Bee that “Fresno PD and the Fresno Sheriff’s department had a “File” and “Data” on anyone who was even remotely critical of Fresno LE. And, for what purpose the “File” had, I had no idea, but I knew it wasn’t anything good. But, after my experience with Fresno PD and the Fresno Sheriff’s personnel I clearly understood what the “File” meant. I had a target on my back and Fresno PD and the Sheriff’s Department we going to stop at nothing to get me, even if it meant breaking the law and violating my civil rights. Months later the Fresno Bee switched their comment system to a FaceBook only set up and 90 percent of the commenters left. After this transition I terminated my posting on the Bee and sent an email to the Bee Editor Jim Borden on 9/13/13 and 9/17/13 explaining that a Bee employee named “Jody Murray” was sharing the ip log data of Bee commenters with Fresno Sheriff personnel and Sheriff personnel were subsequently harassing these folks who were posting comments on the Bee website. I also sent an email to a Sacramento Bee reporter phecht@sacbee.com on 3/24/14 regarding the same allegation, neither of the two replied back to me. After I sent those emails, simple vehicle “tailing” harassment escalated into something more serious. I believe that during the last year and a half or so, and post 9/13/13 and 9/17/13 a small group of Fresno Sheriff personnel and Fresno Police officers, as retaliation and punishment, has initiated a multitude of investigations on me, through a multitude of agencies, in an effort to discredit and destroy me. They also instituted an aggressive campaign of harassment and intimidation that consisted of, by not limited to: covert and overt vehicle “tailing” on numerous occasions, illegally wire tapping of my phone line and my ex-wife’s phone line, and my 10 year old daughters phone line. With the information gained through these illegal wire taps they have contacted my professional business customers insinuating that I am a bad guy who is currently under various investigations and that it might be best if they didn’t do business with me.
He mentions illegal emissions stickers, a reoccurring topic in his story.
Approximately in April or May of 2014 I received a call from a person to look at a Jet Ski that I placed for sale on Craig’s List. Three people showed up for this appointment. One had all the mannerisms and personality of a LE person. He was tall with an average build and short cropped blond hair and based on his mannerism I believe this person was Fresno Sheriff personnel. The other one, surprisingly, was Jody Murray. However at the time I did not realize he was Jody Murray. The third person was a younger male, slightly heavy set, riding a newer modern motorcycle. Following this appointment, which was also after my email to Jim Borden and the Sacramento bee reporter, the harassment significantly spiked. More recently, during the last three months I have been followed much more frequently. Since Fresno PD and Fresno Sheriff personnel seems to always appear as I was out at some location doing my daily routine, I assumed they had GPS’ed my phone or car. This, I believe was how they are tracking and following me. On 12/01/14 I was followed to the Save Mart at Blackstone and Clinton (see date notes for Dec 1, 2014). I was also followed into the store. The person following me was continuously talking on the phone with someone. I believe this person in the store was giving a second party my activities and precise time estimates of my shopping progress. I believe this second party was then using these time estimates to illegally enter my residence and property. And, I believe it’s happened more than once. I had been noticing odd events on certain occasions when I would return home from shopping or picking up my daughter from school. I have more detail on these events in the time line section of this letter. Based on what I’ve described above I believe these individuals have planted something in my residence and are planning to arrest me on some false charge or perhaps worse. I operate a small marine repair shop and recently I have received numerous calls regarding fake emission stickers which allow boaters bypass gross polluter laws on Personal Water Craft vessels. I had never heard of these fake stickers before and I’ve never before had phone calls from new customers discussing illegal activities with me. I had nearly five of these calls in a 3 day period. One of these calls was a referral from a newer customer of mine, Tim Tompsett, who works for the City of Fresno’s Wastewater division. See the notes dated: 3/09/2015 7:18 PM. As mentioned earlier I also believe Fresno LE has also contacted my customers from my part time businesses (property management and webhosting), this information, they would only have access to by accessing my home computer or illegally wiretapping my phone. One such incident was in March of 2015. I had just had a conservation on the phone with Bryan Andre of Aquatic Pets (http://www.aquaticpets.net) in Clovis California, 559-298-4549. For over 10 years he has been a web customer of mine and always has good follow up with invoices and questions. He had asked me to rebuild his website and called to check on the progress of the website. I told him it would be done in a couple of days. He said “great” and asked me to follow up with him in a couple of days. Following up a couple of days later I called him back but suddenly he stopped returning my calls and emails. In one email to which I sent over 15 he said he really liked the new site design and told me to send him an invoice. I have sent multiple invoices and emails to which he never responds. This is extremely uncharacteristic of Bryan, and as stated, I have known him for over 10 years. I believe Fresno Sheriff’s personnel listening in on my phone conversations made contact with Bryan and told him I was a “bad” guy who was under various investigations. Bryan eventually did email me and claimed he canceled his services with me because he thought I charged too much. After 10 years and an agreement on this particular price for a new website he thought I charged too much? Fresno Law Enforcement were using their illegal wiretaps or “StingRay Devices” to determine who my customers were so they could meddle and create conflict with my customers. This is part of the Fresno LE conspiracy with the Fresno Sheriff Department in the lead to financially and legally ruin me for my past comments on the Fresno Bee, and emailing Jim Borden the Fresno Bee Editor details of the scheme between Jody Murray and Fresno Sheriff personnel.
Timeline / Notes
From his website: Jody Murray - Tryant of Free Speech, and he works at the Fresno Bee, how ironic
Prior to Dec 1st 2014 I hadn’t kept a log of harassment activities, but I did post pre 2014 incidents on the Fresno Bee’s old comment system using the handle “John21”. The Bee has since migrated to a facebook only system so I’m not sure where this old comment data would be. But Jody Murray, the Bee Content and Web manager who was providing commenters ip address’s to Fresno Sheriff Personnel would likely have access to this old data. Again, a known Fresno Sheriff who used the handle hikerdude67 or hikerdude1967 on the Fresno Bee was accused publicly in the Bee comment section by other commenters of posting, and having “knowledge” of other commenters personal information. A few days after this public accusation the commenter hickerdude1967 no longer appeared in any of the Bee’s comment sections. The “word” on the Bee was that Fresno County Sheriff administrators had gotten “word” of the activities of hikerdude1967 and requested he terminate his activities on the Fresno Bee.
12/01/14 – I was followed to the Save Mart Shopping center at Blackstone and Clinton by what I believe to be Fresno Sheriff personnel. As I was at the meat counter, a fast walking person talking on a cell phone came into the store and abruptly stopped at the main opening of the grocery store. He did a complete 360 as if he was searching for someone. I noticed him right away because of his behavior. He didn’t appear to be a typical shopper. As we made eye contact, he appeared startled that I had noticed him. I was at the meat counter which is near the entrance of the store. As I left the store with my groceries I couldn’t find him anywhere. But, as I made my way to the parking lot and started to unlock my trunk, he came out of the store, still talking on the phone. He walked past me without making eye contact and entered a late model green Chevy or GMC Step-Side truck with custom chrome rims. As I entered my car and pulled out, I drove slowly past the rear of his vehicle in an attempt to read his license plate. However I couldn’t remember the license plate number, because, as I left the store I was interrupted by a phone call. About two blocks away from the store I received a call from a person who sarcastically said my full name, then proceeded to ask me questions about a boat repair. The Number was: 559-392-5087. I’ve never had a customer address me by my first and last name before, especially someone I hadn’t talked to before. I’m confident this number and caller is connected to this SaveMart incident. I believe this person and others is related to something more complicated and devious than simple harassment. This type of “close proximity” tracking can only mean one thing. I believe this person and others are tacking and monitoring my minute by minute incremental movements so they can direct another party to illegally enter my residence for the purpose of gaining “intel” or planting evidence. I had suspected that someone was entering my home in the past. For example, on August 1st or 2nd, 2014, I returned from Home Depot to find my inner back door locked. In 10 years I have never locked this inner door, because there is no key to open it, I simply use it as a pull handle. I simply lock the outer metal security door. I was so alarmed by this event that I grabbed a pipe and kicked in the inner door thinking a burglar was inside my residence. The only person who would lock this inner door would be someone who is unfamiliar with this residence. My Daughter witnessed this event as did my periodic helper and friend Juan Ramirez (559-213-7860).
12/13/2014 – Silver Quad Cab Ford 4×4 truck continually driving past my house as I did lawn and yard work in my front yard. After making “eye contact” with the driver of vehicle, and as he passed by, I immediately received a hang-up call from 559-389-0357.
1/18/2015 11:37 pm – Sheriff personnel / canine handler standing in the left front of my residence with an obvious police canine. First he stopped on the left corner of my residence, then once I turned on the security light he moved past the camera, then towards the opposite corner (right) of my property. I believe this person who was obviously Sheriff personnel with a police canine were using this canine for some sort of dominance or socialization training on my dogs and the neighboring animals. This would enable them to gain access to my residence without my animals and the animals of my neighbors barking and or raising alarms.
2/27/15 4:30 pm – 4:45 pm -I was followed to Copper Hills Elementary School while picking up my daughter from a softball game by a green mid 90’s Toyota Camry type 4 door vehicle. The driver was a male wearing a baseball hat. Very strange because the car was similar to my Saturn and the driver was wearing a baseball hat similar to what I typically wear. The driver appeared to be arrogantly mocking my appearance. The driver made eye contact with me and smiled, which appeared to be an overt and sarcastic way to let me know he was following me. He circled the inner parking lot at copper hills, then parked in front of the school for about 5 minutes, then left. I believe this was another event where there was a second party communicating with this “driver” who was entering my residence. When I got home I reviewed by Pelco CCTV system. One of my camera’s the “Front PTZ”, had a 20 minute “blank” spot for the time interval 2-27-2015 17:11:50 to 2-27-2015 17:31:05. See Youtube video footnote 3A. This is unusual because this time interval is a high traffic interval, and my system is configured for “motion detection”, so blank spots are nearly impossible during this time frame. Apparently these same officers may also have some type of access to my Pelco system.
I believe the purpose for this illegal entry into my residence is to plant evidence for some future arrests, possibly “emission” stickers that I have been receiving so many calls about, including the fore-mentioned referal from Tim Tompsett, or perhaps even worse. The guy who was driving this car looks just like the guy who a few days later came into my shop on 3/02/2015 and brought in a small outboard engine for repair. His name on the repair invoice is Eli Rodriguez, phone number is 559-458-6774. He also had a German Sheppard type police dog in his vehicle when he dropped off the engine at my shop. However, at this time he was not driving a “Camry type 4 door vehicle” he was a Blue GMC Jimmy.
I have also discovered more information through my own investigation regarding the 2/27/2015 incident. As I noted previously, I know Eli Rodriguez is a undercover cop or associate who is going to try to set me up when he eventually picks up his small outboard engine from my repair shop. Through an internet search Eli Rodriguez has a current or previous address of 822 E. Thomas Ave, apt 101. Fresno, Ca 93728. This is the same address my neighbor George and Maxine Ramirez gave as a previous address on a rental application they submitted to me in May of 2014. I don’t think these address similarities are a coincidence.
He elaborates about Eli Rodriguez in the description of the video:
Eli Rodriguez is the Fresno Sheriff personnel who was going to set me up on the Jet Ski emission scam. He dropped of a 2 stroke Evinrude motor on at my shop on 3-02-2015. His plan was to drop off the motor, then at a later time enter my property with the assistance of George and Maxine Ramirez my neighbors who were placed there by Fresno Law Enforcement personnel, plant evidence, then pick up the engine at a later time and lie and say I was trying to sell him fake emission stickers, then he would falsely arrest me. I knew something was amiss on these “emission stickers” because I was receiving a ridiculous amount of calls on them. And curiously Tim Tompsett of the Fresno Waste Water division who has numerous close relationships with Fresno Law Enforcement personnel had sent me a boat repair referral who, without warning, sent me an illegal “emission sticker” directly to my cell phone during a discussion about a boat repair.
Eli Rodriguez is one of the main players in this Fresno Law Enforcement conspiracy to enter my property to set me up and plant false evidence while I was away from my home. He either directly participated in entering my property via Law Enforcement grade “Jiggler keys or lock pics”, or he knows the other Fresno LE personnel who entered my home. This explains the extreme surveillance I was under, including but not limited to moving George and Maxine Ramirez into the property right next to me. This would give them very accurate “windows of opportunity” and “time frames” so they could comfortably access my property without being detected. However, they made some mistakes.
Eli Rodriguez may be an alias but the guy in this video with the pictured vehicle and canine in the back of the vehicle is the person who dropped off the engine and provided information on the repair tag as Eli Rodriguez with the phone number 559-458-6774. The phone number is accurate because he contacted me numerous times via that number after dropping off his motor. This one guy “Eli Rodriguez” knows all the details of every crime Fresno PD and the Fresno Sheriff’s office have committed regarding my harassment and conspiracy case. When this guys cracks, and I’m sure he will because this guy is a risk taker, and as a result he is already on the radar of Federal Law Enforcement. He is one of “major players” of a rogue underground crew of local corrupt and criminal Fresno Law Enforcement Officers similar to the recent “busted” Oakland Crew of bad Cops called the “Rough Riders”. This entire case will then blow wide open when the Feds get him in for a proper interrogation. He is the keystone piece who can bring 20 to 30 other corrupt Fresno Cops down with him…
4/11/2015 – At approximately 8:30 Pm on 4/11/2015 George and Maxine Ramirez, my neighbors at 656 N. Van Ness Ave, invite me over to their house. After an hour and a half or so I start to get uncomfortable. I stand up from sitting on the couch and explain I need to leave because I believe I’ve lost my wallet. As I walk toward the door Maxine Ramirez immediately blocks my path to the door and puts her hands up and says “no you can’t leave, just sit down”. I replied “Maxine, please don’t block me.” As I move past her out the front door Maxine yells “George”! At this point my “flight or fight” response starts to kick in. As I made my way out the front door toward the front yard gate, George, who heard Maxine’s call rushed toward the front yard gate. You can clearly see me in the video trying to find a way over the fence and back into my yard, as George, a larger man who was a Vietnam Vet blocks access to the front gate. He pretends to be unlocking the gate but he’s really blocking my access. I finally hop the fence to the left of the gate and George then quickly comes through the gate and follows me. Again, in the supplied video (Video Footnotes 5A) you can clearly see me hopping the fence in order to escape George and Maxine’s property. As I move to unlock my driveway gate George and Maxine hover over me. I have to keep telling them to get back and give me some room. They would not step back and they kept telling me to get back in their house. To get away from them I move to my small front yard gate where George continues to follow me. George kept yelling my name very loudly numerous times, which at the time really seemed to served no purpose, it was quite bizarre. Later I realized he must have been trying to signal someone who was in my house, likely his associate Eli Rodriguez. My unexpected departure from their house may have messed up their time schedule of illegal entry into my house. George continued to come closer and I finally yelled at him and told him the get the “hell” back. I finally made it onto my property. The only motive for George and Maxine Ramirez to “maintain” and “hold” me against my will would be because they were coordinating with a second party who was currently in my house planting evidence for a future search warrant they were planning to execute once they set me up for the previously defined 2-stroke “emission sticker” setup.
Near the end of 2013 I was and still am the the property manager for 656 N. Van Ness, Fresno California, 93728. At that time the property was still vacant. A neighbor had called me to tell me someone was trespassing at the 656 Van Ness address and that she was calling the Police to report it. I live next door at 648 N. Van Ness so I looked out my window and sure enough there was some drugged out looking guy who was on the property checking out the windows and doors. At this point I also called Fresno PD to report the crime in progress. I explained to the police operator or dispatcher that I was the property manager, gave them my name and address and told the operator / dispatcher I wanted the trespasser arrested. From these recorded 911 call records Fresno PD and the Fresno Sheriff’s office gleaned an idea and hatched a plan to send George and Maxine Ramirez dubiously my way as prospective tenants for the purposes of monitoring my detailed movements and reporting this information back to Fresno PD and Fresno Sheriff personnel. This “intel” gained from the Ramirez’s would enable Fresno Cops to know exactly when I left my property so they could then gain access to my property for the purposes of illegal entry in order to plant evidence for a future false arrest. I have laid all this out including phone numbers, names, dates, and videos which Fresno PD then buried and falied to further investigate all the evidence I provided in my May of 2015 Fresno PD Interal affairs complaint. The Ramirez’s initially passed my income and rental history checks. Unaware of any criminal record of the Ramirez’s I approved their application and they moved in on 5/31/14. However in mid April of 2015 I discovered the Ramirez’s were police informants who were tasked with watching when I enter and exit my property. Someone had been illegally entering my home, property, and vehicles and I suspected the Ramirez’s along with Fresno Law Enforcement had something to do with it. On the night of 4/11/2015 I confirmed this fact for myself. I have a video documenting this incident on Youtube.
Back to the emission stickers.
3/05/15 – A person named Fred calls regarding a repair on a couple of Polaris Jet Ski’s. One ski, the DI (Direct Injection), he states is not legal at Millerton Lake (a state lake here in California that requires and emission sticker for some Jet ski’s that are 2-strokes) but, he states he has fake California emission stickers he found from the Internet that make the ski appear to be smog legal. It’s very strange for someone to volunteer such information about something illegal to a complete stranger. He made an appointment for 3/07/15 to bring in his skis for a repair. After thinking about my discussion with this guy the previous day I decide to call him back to tell him I can’t work on his ski’s because it may be illegal for me to work on Jet Ski’s that have bogus stickers on them. He then said he would remove the stickers. I really didn’t want to work on this persons Jet Ski’s because something was very odd with this situation. I called him early on 3/07/15 to inform him I couldn’t work on his ski’s that day. He called from number 559-289-4263, Voice mail states Crystal Creamery.
3/09/2015 12:54 PM – 559-261-9176. Another suspicious call on a set of 2001 2-stroke Jet Skis. This is an unusual amount of calls on these ski’s. Told him we are no longer working on the 2-strokes because there are bogus emission stickers floating around. I know however these were bogus calls from Fresno Sheriff personnel or associates trying to entrap me into something. After the “Fred” incident I started telling callers that requested repairs on 2-stroke Jet Ski’s, that we no longer repair 2-stroke Jet Ski’s.
3/09/2015 4:51 PM – 559-394-3982. Another suspicious 2 stroke Jet ski repair. Told them we no longer work on 2-strokes.
3/09/2015 5:24 PM – From 559-647-5530. Yet another suspicious 2 stroke Jet ski repair. Told them we no longer work on 2-strokes. Guy called, then passed phone to a Lady.
3/09/2015 7:18 PM – 559-385-3969. This guy initially called on 3/6/15 about a repair on a blown cylinder on a 2-stroke Force outboard motor. I was then contacted via text on 3/09/15 by this same person. He wanted to make arrangements to install his new motor he just purchased and without warning he posted an emission sticker and an engine serial number to my phone. I immediately protested and asked why he posted those items to my phone and I told him not to post that kind of stuff to my phone. This guy was referred to me by Tim Tompsett, a City of Fresno Wastewater division supervisor who became a customer of mine approximately a year earlier. By this time I’d had enough of the emission sticker “stuff” and I immediately confronted Tim with this text message:
“Tim, I’m not sure why you guys are targeting me. I apologize for the things I commented on in the Fresno Bee. Back in 2009 when this all started I was having trouble in my marriage. Then I was ticketed while at the Home Depot on West Shaw. I later learned that Fresno Law Enforcement was unethically scanning license plates on private parking lots. The added financial stress related to this incident crippled what was left of my marriage. I was devastated, angry, and upset. I thought the parking lot scanning was unfair and simply designed as a Revenue tool for the city of Fresno. So I voiced my opinion on the Fresno Bee, which I now regret. I thought I was anonymous, but an employee at the Bee was feeding Fresno Sheriff personnel chat log data containing ip address information that they used to track down Fresno Citizens who were posting comments critical of Fresno LE and the City of Fresno. Within weeks I was followed by undercover officers who were routinely right down the street from my house. I then commented on the Bee about being followed as well. Then I was starting to get followed by Fresno PD as well. I later learned that other posters were being harassed by Fresno LE as well for their commenting on the Bee. I deeply regret some of the things I said but I never insulted anyone. Everything I stated was true even though it may have been embarrassing for some. Other commenters were rude and directed personal attacks toward the chief and sheriff. I admonished those posters and defended the chief and sheriff on many occasions. Doesn’t this count for anything? Recently I tried to atone by attempting to volunteer some of my free time by signing up for the Citizens on Patrol program but no one called me back. I have a lot of respect for our Chief and I’ve stated this many times. Fresno LE is harassing me daily and I fear Fresno LE folks are trying to set me up for some crime simply because of my opinions. This situation is not just and the impact is very difficult to deal with.”
All these “Jet Ski folks” were recruited and ready to lie and perjure themselves at the request of the Fresno Sheriff’s Department and the Fresno Police Department. Some are likely criminals who are facing current criminal cases who were willing to trade lies for less Jail time. As was cerntainly the case with George Adams Ramirez who was listed in the Fresno County Megan’s Law website and appeared to be yet unsentanced. And clearly Tim Tompsett had made my acquaintance by no accident. He was part of a larger conspiracy starting over a year earlier involving George and Maxine Rameriz, Fresno PD, Fresno Sheriff’s Department, and one or more City of Fresno employees, and others. The goal? To target one man; John Lang, for his unflattering opinionated views of local government, including Fresno LE activities. The scope, depth, and breadth, of this conspiracy, I believe is unparalleled in recent Fresno history.
3/25/2015 I filled out the “Internal Affairs Bureau Complaint Form” which essentially is a duplicate of what’s described below and sent it via email to Richard Rasmussen of the Office of Independent Review. For a month I hadn’t heard anything back so I followed up with Richard Rasmussen and asked him if there was any progress on my complaint. Two days later I received a phone call from a Sergeant Sean Biggs who in his voice mail stated he was with the Fresno Police Internal Affairs department. He stated he had a few questions for me. I researched Sergeant Biggs on the internet and found he was coming up as a Sergeant in the “regular” police department, not in Internal Affairs. I asked Richard Rasmussen about this situation and he explained to me in an email that “before” Internal Affairs received complaints, a designated field person in the “regular” police department “screens” all complaints, then forwards the complaints onto the Internal Affairs department. I replied back to Richard Rasmussen stating that I thought this was a serious conflict of interest and found it difficult to believe this was the actual process approved by the City Council and the Mayor. I was starting to become very uncomfortable with this “complaint” process, but nonetheless, at Richard Rasmussen urging I proceeded to contact Sergeant Biggs. I communicated via email with Sergeant Biggs and asked Sergeant Biggs about the “screening” as described by Richard Rasmussen. Sergeant Biggs stated that not only was he “screening” my complaint, but he would also be the one who investigates my complaint for Internal Affairs. I was stunned. I now have my doubts as to weather or not my complaint ever reached the official Fresno Police Internal Affairs department.
4/02/2015 – Fresno Sheriff personnel or associate checking my driveway then texting a second party, then leaves in a vehicle. These guys monitor and harass me continuously.
4/15/2015 – Thermal imaging harassment and intimidation by Fresno Sheriff personnel.
Fresno PD ‘Autopsy’ of John Lang
IN THE MATTER RE THE DEATH OF:
JOHN PAUL LANG, Deceased
I, MARGARET MIMS, Sheriff-Coroner of the County of Fresno, State of California, certify an inquiry and investigation was held into the death of JOHN PAUL LANG, a 51 years old Male, born in Ohio. The inquiry and investigation revealed that the decedent died on the 20th day of January, 2016, at 2823 Fresno Street in Fresno as follows:
MANNER OF DEATH: SUICIDE
CAUSE OF DEATH: INHALATION OF SMOKE AND SOOT due to FIRE
With multiple stab wounds as a contributing factor. Sustained following INJURIES FROM A HOUSE FIRE. The incident occurred at 648 N Van Ness in Fresno at an unknown hour on January 20, 2016.I certify that death occurred from the cause and in the manner stated above in accordance with the written findings contained herein.
Signed this 18th day of May 2016
MARGARET MIMS, SHERIFF-CORONERFRESNO SHERIFF - CORONER - AUTOPSY REPORT
Case: 16-01.222
Name: LANG, John Paul
Age: 51-year-old male
Date of Death: 01/20/2016; 1548 hours
Date Performed: 01/21/2016; 1240 hours
Performed At: Fresno County Morgue
Performed By: Michael J. Chambliss, M.D.
Permission for Autopsy: Loretta Andrews, Deputy Coroner
Present at Autopsy:
- Detective Tony Rivera, Fresno Police Department
- Detective Ken Dodd, Fresno Police Department
- Lee Wilding, Fire Investigator, Fresno Fire Department
- Cathy Ens, Bureau Technician, Fresno Police Department
SCENE INVESTIGATION:
Deputy Coroner Loretta Andrews responded to the hospital emergency room to gather information and examine the body (see her report for details).
EXTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND EVIDENCE COLLECTION:
Photographs are taken at the autopsy by Dr. Chambliss and Cathy Ens for identification purposes plus documentation of pathology and evidence of injury.
The body is received in a white body bag. A cut black short sleeve cotton T-shirt and cut blue jeans are noted beneath the body inside the body bag. These were removed and examined on a separate table. No tears are noted in the black T-shirt which would correspond to stab wounds on the body. Brown paper bags cover the hands secured by tape.
Two knives were brought to the autopsy by Fresno Police for me to examine before starting the autopsy.
One is a Japanese kitchen knife (Santoku-style) with a Granton edge. This knife has a point measuring 3/4" in width and the tip of the knife (first third of the blade) measuring 1” in width. The maximum width of this knife near the heel of the blade is 1-3/4”. The knife has a black handle measuring 4-1/2” in length and the overall blade length is 7”.
The second knife is a serrated bread knife with the point measuring less than 1/2" in width leading to a tip (first third of blade) measuring 1/2" in width. The maximum width of the blade at the heel measures 1”. The knife has a black handle measuring 5” in length and the blade measures 10” in length. It again has a serrated edge.
When comparing the knives with the appearance of the stab wounds, depth of the wounds, the injury to the sternum and front of the heart, the serrated bread knife could produce all three wounds without difficulty. The size of the lowest stab wound and associated internal wound course is inconsistent with the dimensions of the Japanese kitchen knife.
PERSONAL EFFECTS:
The body is received unclothed and has multiple sites of attempted medical treatment. Soot is present over the face along the upper lip near the nostrils, the top and bottom of the feet, plus the hands. No thermal burns are seen. No personal effects accompany the body.
IDENTIFICATION:
The subject is a well-developed, well-nourished adult Caucasian male weighing 167 pounds and measuring 68" in length. He appears to be the recorded age of 51 years. Moderate to well-developed rigor mortis is noted equally in the arms, legs, and neck region. Postmortem lividity is evident in the back surface of the body except in the areas of blanching.
GENERAL APPEARANCE:
Soot is present over the face, the top and bottom of the feet, and the hands. No additional areas of soot are noted on the arms, torso, or rest of the legs.
The left anterior chest has three penetrating stab wounds which actually perforate through the anterior chest wall. The breasts are normal male. No additional injuries are noted to the chest region. Signs of medical treatment are noted. The abdomen is flat, soft, and depressible in all areas. No injuries or scars are seen.
Soot is noted over the hands. The nails are short and dirty. The arms have normal symmetrical muscle development without injuries.
The external genitalia show a normal circumcised penis and the testicles are normally situated. The genitalia is unremarkable.
All toes are present where prominent soot is noted over the top and bottom of the feet. The nails are short to medium length. The legs have symmetrical normal muscle development and no injuries are noted. The back surface of the body has lividity without additional findings.
TATTOOS:
None.
SCARS:
None.
EVIDENCE OF INJURY:
I. MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS OF THE CHEST (TOTAL OF THREE).
There are three stab wounds on the left anterior chest between the breast and the sternum. The wounds are located between 50” and 52-1/2” from the left heel and from the midline out to 2” left. The wounds all perforate the anterior chest wall. They range in size from 1/2" in length up to 1-3/4” in length. The two smaller wounds are roughly 1/8” in width with the largest wound over 1/2" in width.
A. STAB WOUND # 1 (TOP):
Size: One (1) inch x 1/8 inch width
This wound is slightly angulated with a sharp end and a somewhat blunted opposite end. There is noticeable bruising of the skin around the wound with moderate tension of the skin so that the opening gaps slightly. No hilt abrasion is seen.LOCATION: 52-1/2” from the left heel in the midline.
WOUND COURSE: Perforates the sternum at the left fourth rib level, perforates the anterior surface of the pericardial sac, and perforates the upper front of the right ventricle of the heart. The heart wound is linear and measures less than 1/4”. The inside of the heart is free of injury. The pericardial sac contains less than 50 ml of liquid blood.
DIRECTION: Front to back, slight midline to left, and essentially horizontal.
B. STAB WOUND #2 (MIDDLE):
Size: 1-3/4” x over 1/4" width
This wound has a slightly horizontal orientation with the sharp end near the sternum and the opposite end blunted. The skin near the sharp end has minimal bruising.LOCATION: 50-1/2” from the left heel and 2” left of midline.
WOUND COURSE: Perforates the sternum at the junction of the left fifth rib, produces a pinpoint hole in the front of the pericardial sac before creating a superficial scrape over the front of the lower right ventricle (heart). The wound does not enter the heart and measures less than 1/8” in maximum size.
DIRECTION: Front to back, midline to the left, and slightly downward.
C. STAB WOUND #3 (LOWEST):
Size: 1/2" long x 1/8” width
The wound has a sharp angle (estimated 70-80 degrees) with bruising of the surrounding skin. The lower end appears sharp with an opposite blunted end.LOCATION: 50” from the left heel in the midline.
WOUND COURSE: Skin, soft tissues, and muscles of the front of the chest before penetrating the front of the sternum near the 5th rib. It does not go completely through the sternum.
DIRECTION: Front to back almost directly.
In summary, two of the stab wounds enter the anterior chest region by perforating the front of the sternum, with only one perforating the anterior wall of the right ventricle. A small amount of blood is present in the sac surrounding the heart.
When opening the thoracic cavity, 900-1000cc of liquid blood is noted with a collapsed left lung. There are bilateral anterior rib fractures plus sternal fractures associated with the resuscitation process. Some blood in the cavity is from resuscitation.
I. FINDINGS CONSISTENT WITH SMOKE INHALATION:
- Soot is noted over the skin of the upper lip near the nostrils.
- Soot covers the tongue and the mucosa of the larynx with mild redness of the epiglottic mucosa.
- Soot is noted over the mucosa of the middle to lower segments of the trachea extending into both main and proximal bronchi of the lungs.
- An autopsy blood sample was sent to check for the presence of carbon monoxide. The carbon monoxide level was elevated to 31% saturation.
EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPTED MEDICAL TREATMENT:
- The anterior ribcage has multiple bilateral fractures; left side greater than right. These rib fractures are associated with blood in the left thoracic cavity as stated above. The right thoracic cavity is empty.
- The resuscitation process fractured the sternum in two locations; one is at the junction of the left fifth rib where the second stab wound is located.
- An endotracheal tube is noted in the mouth.
- A chest tube is in place on the right side.
- Multiple gauze bandages and tape cover the three chest stab wounds.
- An intraosseous infusion apparatus is in place in the lower right leg below the knee.
- A soft tip subcutaneous catheter (ostomy) is located in the left lower lateral chest wall.
- A needle puncture site is seen in the left elbow crease with an IV line in place.
- A white hospital identification band is present on the left wrist.
INTERNAL EXAMINATION:
The usual autopsy incision is made. Areas of hemorrhage surround the stab wounds of the anterior chest wall.
BODY CAVITIES:
(See EVIDENCE OF INJURY). The left thoracic cavity contains liquid blood as previously stated. The right thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity show no blood. The left lung is collapsed. The right lung is well expanded. Both leaflets of the diaphragm are intact. All organs are normally situated.
NECK ORGANS:
(Findings consistent with smoke inhalation).
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
The lungs have a dark pink to light red appearance with no injuries seen. Soot is present in the main and bilateral middle bronchi. The pulmonary arteries and veins are normal. The parenchyma is fairly well preserved.
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:
(See EVIDENCE OF INJURY). The heart has injuries of the right ventricle. A small amount of blood is seen in the pericardial sac. The chambers of the heart are normal size. The aorta is normal. The valves are normal.
HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM:
The liver has a diffuse brown appearance without injuries or significant findings. The gallbladder and biliary tract are normal.
HEMOLYMPHATIC SYSTEM:
The spleen is normal. No lymphadenopathy is seen.
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM:
The esophagus is normal. The stomach contains less than 100 mL of brown liquid with a normal mucosa. The gastric contents are saved. The small and large intestines are normal. The appendix is normal.
GENITOURINARY SYSTEM:
The kidneys are normal size with a small solitary cortical cyst of the right kidney which is benign. The kidneys otherwise have a similar appearance. The urinary bladder is empty with a normal bladder mucosa. The prostate gland is normal.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM:
(See EVIDENCE OF INJURY) The anterior sternum shows three stab wounds. The thoracic spine shows scoliosis. No additional significant skeletal injuries or findings are seen.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:
The scalp and skull are normal. No subdural or epidural blood is seen. The brain shows no injury. The meninges are transparent. The floor of the skull is normal. Cut surfaces of the brain show normal gray and white matter.
ORGAN WEIGHTS:
Organ Weight (gm) Heart 426 Liver 1322 Spleen 139 Right Lung 434 Right Kidney 166 Pancreas 169 Left Lung 193 Left Kidney 178 Brain 1399 MATERIALS SAVED FOR PATHOLOGY:
Representative tissue sections of the internal organs are taken and saved.
MATERIALS SAVED FOR TOXICOLOGY:
Blood, vitreous humor, and gastric contents. A separate tube of blood is sent off to test for carbon monoxide. Additional samples of blood are saved in the morgue freezer.
PATHOLOGIC DIAGNOSES:
Findings consistent with smoke inhalation:
a. Soot is present along the upper lip adjacent to the nostrils.
b. Soot is present over the tongue and mucosa of the larynx with mild redness of the epiglottic mucosa.
c. Soot covers the mucosa of the middle to lower segments of the trachea extending into both lungs.
d. An autopsy blood sample has a carbon monoxide level of 31% saturation.Additional toxicology studies are negative for:
- Alcohol
- Amphetamines
- Barbiturates
- Cocaine
- Cannabinoids
- Benzodiazepines
- Opiates
- Phencyclidine
Multiple stab wounds of the chest:
a. Two stab wounds perforate the sternum with one passing through the front wall of the heart; the second wound scrapes the front wall of the heart.
b. One wound enters the sternum but does not go through it.
c. Associated with 50cc of blood in the pericardial sac.Left chest cavity with 900-1000cc of liquid blood from resuscitation.
CAUSE OF DEATH:
A. Inhalation of smoke and soot.
B. Fire.OTHER CONDITIONS:
Multiple stab wounds.
OPINION:
From the autopsy findings and present investigation, it is my opinion the manner of death is suicide.
MICHAEL J. CHAMBLISS, M.D.
Forensic Pathologist
St. Louis University Toxicology Laboratory Report
Address:
6059 N. Hanley Road,
Berkeley, Missouri 63134Name: LANG, JOHN
Tox #: 2016-0505
Age:
Race:
Sex:Requesting Agency: FRESNO COUNTY CORONER
(Agency Case No.: 16-91-222)**
CARBON MONOXIDE: 31% SATURATED
Comments: Cut-off values available upon request.
Requested by: DR. CHAMBLISS
Date: 01/21/16Received in Lab:
Date/Time: 02/02/16 // 09:00 AMReport by:
Date/Time: 02/22/2016 // 06:34 AM
Toxicology Report
TRMC-Mineral King Laboratory
880 E. Merritt Ave., STE 107-108,
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 685-3456
Fax: (559) 685-8745Directors:
- Gary Walter, M.D.
- Jue-Rong Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
- Sharon Fong, C.L.S.
Collected By: Dr. Chambliss
Name/DOB: LANG, JOHN (00/00/00)
Date/Time Collected: 1/21/2016 14:45
Accession #: 1600559
Date/Time Received: 1/22/2016 09:10
Case Number: 16-01.222
Completion Date: 1/29/2016 15:21
FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF CORONER
3333 E. American #G
Fresno, CA 93725
Phone: (559) 600-3400
Specimen Type: BLOOD
Gray Top/Peripheral Blood
Blood Alcohol (by GC) Results Units in % (g/400mL) Blood Alcohol (Ethanol) 0.00 % Approved by: SM
Tested by: SM
Test Date: 1/28/16Alcohol testing performed on gray top tube (containing preservative and anti-coagulant), unless otherwise specified.
Legal limit: 0.08% for motor vehicle operation.
I certify, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the state of California, that the attached blood alcohol analysis was performed during the regular course of my duties, and is a true and correct copy thereof. I further certify that I am an approved FORENSIC ALCOHOL ANALYST or SUPERVISOR by the state of California, that I am qualified to perform this analysis pursuant to Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, and that the equipment used in arriving at the result was in proper working order at the time the analysis was performed and that the recording of the result was done at the time of the analysis. The lab accepted policy and procedures for Forensic Alcohol Analysis have been accepted by the State of CA and were followed during this analysis.
Toxicology Report
TRMC-Mineral King Laboratory
880 E. Merritt Ave., STE 107-108,
Tulare, CA 93274
Phone: (559) 685-3456
Fax: (559) 685-8745Directors:
- Gary Walter, M.D.
- Jue-Rong Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
- Sharon Fong, C.L.S.
Collected By: Dr. Chambliss
Name/DOB: LANG, JOHN (00/00/00)
Date/Time Collected: 1/21/2016 14:45
Accession #: 1600558
Date/Time Received: 1/22/2016 09:10
Case Number: 16-01.222
Completion Date: 1/22/2016 16:27
FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF CORONER
3333 E. American #G
Fresno, CA 93725
Phone: (559) 600-3400
Specimen Type: BLOOD
Coroner Bottle/Peripheral BloodBlood Drug Screen (by ELISA) Results:
Drug Results Amphetamines Negative Barbiturates Negative Cannabinoids Negative Cocaine (Metabolite) Negative Benzodiazepines Negative Opiates Negative Phencyclidine Negative
Limits of Detection:
Panel Threshold Amphetamines 5 ng/mL Methamphetamines 5 ng/mL Barbiturates 5 ng/mL Cocaine 10 ng/mL Benzodiazepines 5 ng/mL Opiates 5 ng/mL PCP 5 ng/mL THC 5 ng/mL A cut-off of 10 ng/mL was adopted and validated by MKL to ensure the detection of all true positives.
Investigation Report
Location: Fresno, California
Date: 01/20/2016
Time: 15:48:00IN THE MATTER OF INVESTIGATION HELD UPON THE BODY OF JOHN PAUL LANG, DECEASED
While on duty at the Fresno Sheriff Coroner’s Office, I received a call at about 1606 hours on January 20, 2016, from Mayra Negrete, a nurse at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno. She was reporting a death that occurred in the emergency department. The decedent was temporarily identified as John Doe 1-3-16. He was later identified as John Lang via fingerprint. The decedent was a 51-year-old Caucasian male. He was pronounced deceased by Dr. Caiafa at 1548 hours on January 20, 2016.
Per information received from Negrete, the decedent arrived at the hospital at about 1541 hours via ambulance with CPR in progress. Hospital staff continued rescue efforts, but were not able to resuscitate the decedent.
Negrete stated the decedent was involved in a house fire. As he was being removed from the house, firefighters saw that he had multiple stab wounds to his chest. When Paramedic Castro of American Ambulance arrived on scene, the decedent was pulseless and non-breathing with CPR already in progress. Paramedic Castro saw that the decedent had 3 wounds to the chest with minimal bleeding. She performed bilateral needle thoracostomies to the decedent’s chest before transporting him to the hospital.
Negrete said the decedent was found to have soot in his airway. She did not have any additional information about the circumstances leading to his death.
Based on this information, Lt. Padilla and I responded to CRMC. We arrived at about 1655 hours. The decedent was supine on the gurney. He had been placed in a body bag prior to my arrival. He was not wearing any clothing. I saw that he had been intubated and had a thoracotomy to his right chest. He also had a large bandage to his chest with a significant amount of blood on it. I pulled the bandages back and saw that he had 3 wounds to his chest. I did not see any other signs of injury or trauma on him.
I placed the decedent’s hands in brown paper bags to preserve any possible evidence before his body was transported to the Fresno Sheriff Coroner’s Office.
I was also contacted by Detective Tony Rivera (#1146) with the Fresno Police Department. He stated that the scene of the incident was at 648 N Van Ness. Lt. Padilla and I also responded to the scene, arriving at about 1834 hours, where we met with Detective Rivera. He informed us that the Fresno Fire Department was south of the scene on an unrelated call. A passerby (who was not identified to me) saw smoke coming from the front of the decedent’s residence and called 911, notifying the firefighters who were down the street.
Upon the arrival of the Fresno Fire Department, they attempted to enter through the front door, which was barricaded shut. They then moved to the door on the north side of the house, which was also barricaded. Eventually, they were able to get this door open. As the firefighters made their way into the decedent’s house, they found him in the back of the house. As the decedent was being carried out, they noticed blood on his chest and later observed that there appeared to be stab wounds.
Detective Rivera mentioned that the decedent had multiple surveillance cameras outside his house and would be looking into any possible video footage. Based on his preliminary investigation, nobody was seen coming or going from the decedent’s residence, and the residence was well secured.
Fire Investigators at the scene reported that the fire began in the front room of the house, and it was determined that the decedent used an unknown flammable product.
As I conducted my investigation, I observed the living room where the fire originated. Various burned items were strewn about, and I noted that the front door had been cut away. There were 2x4 pieces of wood affixed to the wall and a portion of the remaining door. The house was very unkempt, with a mattress on the floor that had a small amount of blood. In the kitchen area, where the decedent was found, there was also a small amount of blood on the floor by the door. I saw that the door in the kitchen (which led to the backyard) had been secured with 2x4 pieces of wood, which had been removed by the Fresno Fire Department prior to my arrival. Additionally, I observed a plank of wood over an adjacent kitchen window.
On a later date, Detective Rivera stated that the cameras on the exterior of the decedent’s house were functioning just prior to the arrival of the fire department. The decedent had cameras inside his house, which were functioning until a day before his death. The inside footage showed the decedent sitting in the living room area with a large knife. He displayed the knife in front of the camera and took it to another room. The decedent later approached the camera and appeared to turn it off, with no additional footage recorded after this time.
Detective Rivera also provided a copy of the video from the firefighter’s helmet camera. The video showed that it was very difficult to gain entry into the decedent’s home. The fence outside was secure, and the doors were not easily opened, even with an ax. (Refer to FPD case #16-4815 for further information.)
The decedent was taken to the Fresno Sheriff Coroner’s Office, where Dr. Michael Chambliss performed an autopsy and submitted samples for toxicological evaluation. According to Dr. Chambliss’ findings, the decedent died as a result of inhalation of smoke and soot due to fire.
Toxicology results were negative for drugs and alcohol. The decedent’s manner of death was determined to be a suicide. The incident occurred at 648 N Van Ness in Fresno at an unknown hour on January 20, 2016.
The decedent’s family was notified of his death by the Fresno Police Department. The Fresno Sheriff Coroner’s Office did not receive any property related to the decedent. The decedent’s disposition was handled by Palm La Paz Funeral & Cremations at the request of his family.
LORETTA ANDREWS, DEPUTY CORONER
Fresno PD’s Questionable History
/u/Katayani108 ‘‘Did a bit of digging, and uncovered that Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer has an interesting past; from child rape to killing and framing their suicides’’ - Source
I found it strange he received the promotion to Sergeant of Internal Affairs in 80s after he was investigated for statutory rape, which was never pursued by the Internal Affairs Unit in 2 separate investigations, even though Dyer admitted the “mistake” publicly. The same Internal Affairs that stonewalled Lang, and led to Police officers outside his home. For a bit more information on his character, here’s a 10-minute video. Video
/u/Mae-Brussell-Hustler - Source ‘‘Moralez, who was a cop in Fresno for 30 years, was found dead in 2004 not far from home of the Chief of Police, Jerry Dyer. In 2004, Dyer suspended Moralez for violating department policy, and took his badge and firearm from him. On November 9, 2004, Moralez went to Dyer’s home to confront him.-- That was the last time anyone saw Jose Moralez’’
‘‘It was reported at the time that a motorist saw Jose face down, near a truck, with an alleged self-inflicting gunshot wound to his chest’’. His death was ruled a suicide, despite statement made by then City Manager, Daniel G. Hobbs, saying that ‘‘not everyone believed Jose’s death was a suicide’’.
/u/Mangazos ‘‘Supported by the DEA, Fresno policemen force illegal immigrants to sell drugs.’’ Source