My name is Lane Myers and I am currently being held in custody against my will, and the will of all free people on this earth. I am asking for financial support to keep my dog fed, and monthly bills paid while I am held without any end in sight. Upon release, I am also going to need to seek stable housing for my dog and I, because this current situation has broken apart my relationship of 5 years. Any money will be used for these purposes. Any support is tremendously appreciated and goes a long way to keeping my life as stable as possible.

I am not accused of any crimes, yet I am being held without bond, or any release in sight. I'm being held for discussing my own personal opinion, and public records, on the internet. This is a blatant violation of my 1st amendment rights, as well as Article 2 Section 6 of the Arizona Constitution. At no point in recorded human history has someone been held in custody for giving their opinion of public court cases, showing their own case number, and discussing their own court case. I have not made any threats, contacted anyone, or encouraged anyone to do either of those things. Yet here I sit, a nonviolent 1st amendment advocate in a room full of violent criminals.

On July 10th 2026, Rachel Stiles told the court a litany of lies in order to convince Judge Douglas Metcalf to hold me in a cage with actual criminals. This hearing is posted on Youtube. These lies included accusations of new charges in Phoenix, threats to members of the "community", making 10hr livestreams "discussing my case", showing my indictment, "doxxing" someone in Pennsylvania, showing U of A page in the web browser, making a video saying Rachel Stiles lied to the grand jury, accusing Laura Conover of lying as usual, and distributing my own depositions. Supposedly these were the allegations against me, told to the judge to hold me. Yet just 2 weeks later Rachel Stiles dismissed nearly all these allegations used to hold me. At this same hearing, Judge Douglas Metcalf made it clear to all parties that I was allowed to do interviews and discuss my case from jail as there was no gag order and I still had 1st amendment rights. I then began doing interviews from jail discussing my current situation, the allegations, and my case moving forward. Immediately Rachel Stiles began charging me with numerous new allegations related to these interviews, despite Judge Metcalf giving explicit permission to "discuss my case", with anyone I want to. Each time I "discussed" my case, or said the word "victim" I was given a new violation.

On August 11th, 2026 the violation hearing began with my probation officer Wayne Ketaily testifying under oath that he had nothing to do with me being arrested for violating probation. My own probation officer testified that a meeting was held that my probation officer and his supervisor, Kevin Wheeler was not a party to. It was at this meeting that the probation department was pressured to arrest me based on LIES AND FEELINGS, no actual cognizable violation of my terms of probation. These type of backroom dealings by public officials are the exact behavior I have been highlighting for the past two years. Their use of inside connections in the Tucson legal community to force their will in a court of law is the genesis of this entire legal battle. Nobody else would be able to manipulate judges, prosecutors, probation officers, and the court system to carry out their personal vendetta against an independent journalist. All I did was report the findings of my investigation involving two public servants with oaths. This case cuts to the core of the 1st amendment, and the right to criticize and hold the government for their actions under color of law. All of my reporting and commentary has strictly been related to actions taken in their official capacities. This should be of serious concern to all citizens.

If government employees and prosecutors can weaponize their positions and connections to incarcerate me on their whims, this sets a dangerous precedent for everyone. The whole point of the 1st amendment is to allow citizens to criticize and expose the actions of government employees in their official capacity, free from fear of retaliation and imprisonment for their SPEECH! Just because government employees and prosecutors don't like my opinions, or don't like being exposed for their behaviors, does not give them carte blanche to retaliate and weaponize the criminal justice system against me. This is counter to 250 years of United States history. Now more than ever, it is imperative that the public comes together to stand up against this violation of unalienable rights, granted to us in exchange for allowing the government to rule over us. This is supposed to be the checks and balances that keep the government from doing whatever it wants, whenever it wants. In order to maintain these rights, the people must be willing to stand together in the face of systemic injustice. I realize not everyone is willing to sit in a cage to fight for their rights, and the rights of others. However there comes a point in a mans life when there is nothing left to lose but the very core of his being. I am now at this point. I am willing to fight for my rights all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary in order to make case law. This could mean losing my dog, and all material possessions.

Since im being charged with another violation each time I do an interview from jail, and I dont plan to stop exercising my free speech rights, this could drag this case on for several months just getting to the point of Judge Metcalf making a ruling on whether I violated or not. Then more time to determine sentencing, and then a possible appeal after that. At this point the plan is to file a special action and appeal the unconstitutional probation conditions directly to the Arizona Court of Appeals. This will stay the case in Superior Court, and allow the appellate court to make a ruling on the validity of the probation conditions. By doing this now, instead of after a potential finding of a violation it will vacate the conditions and make all the potential violations moot, and dismissed. Since you can't be found to be in violation of an unlawful condition, the sooner the appellate court decides whether the conditions are valid, the sooner there will be a resolution in this case. That avoids sitting in jail going through the dog and pony show of Superior Court, just to then appeal. That still means sitting in jail for an unknown period of time waiting for a ruling on the appeal. Its a better long term solution though at this point if I'm going to be sitting in jail losing everything anyways. This is where the support of the public at large can make a tremendous impact on both the short and long term future of my entire life. I am suffering significant financial ruin.

This is where the generous donations of the public at large can make a significant difference in my well being both during my incarceration, and upon release. Its very easy to succumb to the toxic and debilitating nature of incarceration and cave to the pressure and plead guilty just to facilitate release. Having done that previously when I had a wife, house, dog, friends, family, and financial resources to lose, I know that any short term gain can be offset by causing more long term legal issues as is happening now. I must use this opportunity to have my unlawful probation conditions overturned, make case law for everyone, and fight back against this targeted attack on my life. This is pure retaliation for my continued exposure of the unlawful and conspiring behavior within the Tucson legal system, and it must continue to be exposed, at all costs. Eventually I will be exonerated of these accusations, and proven right in my contentions that my behavior is constitutionally protected behavior. However, I will have lost nearly everything I own, and possibly my dog at that point. Leaving me to start over from scratch with my life. The process is the punishment.

This process can be a lot less devastating for me with the generous support of the public. Not only financial support, but moral support helps. Knowing that people are paying attention to what is happening, sharing my story, and helping hold the parties involved accountable goes a long way to keeping my spirits high while locked in this cage. The more attention this gets, the more it shows how much public interest in this case.

"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even vour mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockerv--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else vou can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the wav. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is." -Charles Bukowski

If you want to donate directly-

Lane Myers

PO Box 30554

Tucson Az, 85751