A National Champion racer and Native American father fighting to bring his children home and reclaim stolen ancestral land.
They Took Everything — My Career, My Health, My Land, My Freedom, and My Children
I am a National Champion professional motorcycle racer and a Native American with Tsalagi (Cherokee) and Potawatomi roots.
After exposing corruption in Kosciusko County, they caused permanent deafness, stole my trust properties — including land tied to the Musquabuck Potawatomi Reserve — gave me 9 years in prison with zero evidence, and took my children.
Indiana — the “Land of the Indians” — has a 200-year history of displacing Native people. In 1836 the Potawatomi were forcibly removed during the Trail of Death. Today the same region’s officials have taken my family’s Potawatomi trust land while I was incapacitated and falsely imprisoned.
Permanent deafness from illegal SWAT raid (2021)
9-year sentence with zero evidence of contact
7+ trust properties stolen via fraud
Children taken while incapacitated
Bank collusion with county officials
Current Status — Federal Filings
Three federal cases were filed on October 19, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (South Bend Division) before Judge Cristal C. Brisco:
3:26-cv-01510 — Van Hawk v. Kosciusko County et al.
Claims: ADA and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights violations.
Defendants: Kosciusko County, Kosciusko Circuit Court, Judge Michael W. Reed, the Prosecutor, Matthew J. Buehler, and the Clerk.
Challenges the failure to accommodate permanent deafness, due process violations, and related constitutional deprivations. Court denied the initial in forma pauperis motion without prejudice and a preliminary injunction; leave granted until November 30, 2026 to file an amended complaint and resolve the filing fee.
3:26-cv-01511 — Van Hawk v. Kehler et al.
Claims: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Defendants: Judge Christopher D. Kehler, Kosciusko County, and the State of Indiana.
Focuses on ADA violations and failure to provide accommodations for permanent hearing loss in related proceedings. Supplemental exhibits and in forma pauperis motion recently filed.
3:26-cv-01512 — Van Hawk v. State of Indiana
Claims: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Challenges aspects of the state criminal proceedings and related custody/probation issues. Court ordered a response and resolution of filing fee status by November 30, 2026.
These cases pursue federal remedies for the constitutional violations, disability discrimination, and property deprivations that the state process has not corrected. State post-conviction proceedings (Cause No. 43C01-2501-PC-000003) continue in parallel, including challenges to recent orders entered without proper notice or service.
My Children Have Been Kept From Me for Years
I retired from professional racing to raise my two children full-time. After their mother abandoned them, I became their sole caregiver. Kosciusko County then took them while I was falsely imprisoned and incapacitated by injuries the county caused.
My children when they were younger — happy and safe with their father.
My children as teenagers — still fighting to be together as a family.
They remain in an unsafe environment. I am fighting every single day to bring them home.
They Stole 7+ Trust Properties
While I was incapacitated or falsely imprisoned, Kosciusko County and the Town of Culver stole the properties using fraudulent transfers, unlawful judgments, and direct county action, assisted by First Federal Savings Bank, Lake City Bank, and Northwest Bank.
415 Lakeshore Dr, Culver — 10,000 sq ft commercial building (burned Oct 9, 2019 and immediately bulldozed)
614 College, Culver
1544 W 400 N, Warsaw
1057 E 350 N, Warsaw — vehicles and rare motorcycles stolen
2901 & 2906 E Armstrong Rd (Musquabuck Potawatomi Reserve Trust) — transferred to a deceased person in Dec 2024
3481 N Nancy Dr, Warsaw
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Demand an independent investigation into corruption in Kosciusko County and Indiana. Contact the Indiana Attorney General, Governor’s office, and your state representatives.
Attorneys – Reach Out
Experienced civil rights and family law attorneys are needed for the federal ADA/§1983 and habeas cases, quiet title actions, and return of the children.
