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A Pleasanton man embroiled in a bitter custody battle has had criminal charges against him thrown out of court.
Brian Lancaster had five charges dismissed for lack of evidence, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
“The D.A. told the judge they were going to dismiss all the charges in the interest of justice,” Lancaster said Tuesday after the charges were dropped.
Lancaster, 36, was arrested Jan. 16 by Pleasanton police Officer Tim Martens after a traffic stop for an expired registration. That led to a search of his car, and Martens’s report says his search turned up 2.5 grams of “a white powdery substance” that tested positive for methamphetamine and a pipe.
Lancaster has refuted that evidence since his arrest, and he filed a claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — against Pleasanton in June asking for in excess of $1 million.
“Pleasanton police Officer Tim Martens and other unknown officers improperly obtained confidential information, improperly used and disclosed false and confidential information and made illegal search, seizure and arrest based on use of improperly obtained information and falsified evidence,” Lancaster states in his claim.
The court Tuesday dismissed charges of possession of methamphetamine, paraphernalia possession and two weapons charges that stemmed from a subsequent search of the house Lancaster shares with his father.
“The Department of Justice raided my house. Lesley Regina faxed the DOJ all kinds of nonsense (stating) that they must start an investigation of me,” Lancaster said. “Lesley (Regina) had told them that I had assault weapons, all kinds of weapons there.”
Regina, a San Ramon family law attorney, has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge that she illegally received confidential information. Her alleged co-conspirator, Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy Ryan Silcocks, also has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanors, for illegally accessing information and for illegally furnishing information.
Lancaster said he’s one of the people singled out by Regina. Although she doesn’t represent his ex-wife, Lisa Secord, Lancaster has documentation he claims show the two were in communication.
He said it’s his belief that Silcocks was running his name through national crime databases.
Also dismissed Tuesday was a charge of driving on a suspended license, even though Lancaster admits he was doing so.
Lancaster, who was on probation for a three-year-old case of petty theft, also had that probation ended.
“This took the biggest weight off my shoulders, ever,” Lancaster said.
The charges against Lancaster and their dismissal are the latest in an ongoing battle between the Pleasanton resident and Secord, who is now remarried and living in Washington state.
Lancaster said he’s seeking to overturn a Washington state restraining order, which he said was granted because of the charges against him.
He said he’s also looking into the possibility of criminal charges against Secord for placing a GPS tracking unit on his car.
Despite the dismissal of charges and the battle between the ex-couple, which includes the hiring of a private investigator and allegations of domestic abuse — which were dismissed — Lancaster admits he’s not without fault.
“Basically, I screwed up. I had an affair,” he said. “She’s still angry.”
Let’s see if we have this right.
Busted for meth. Busted for illegal weapons. Busted for petty theft. Drive illegally. Violate probation. Have a restraining order against you. Threaten to sue Pleasanton and get all charges dropped.
Have a field day criminals. You get a free pass from now on.
That’s the right call if you like it or not. Hopefully those responsible will get his jail cell instead.
So supposedly, the cops received a “tip” so that is illegal? He was found in possession of all this stuff as well as was on probation for a previous crime and all charges are dropped/dismissed? Someone please explain this to me please.
Good job Justice system.
Clearly, the DA copped out. If there was a “lack of evidence” then changes wouldn’t have been filed in the first place. Charges were only dropped following a claim. Scarry that these people are supposed to be looking after our well-being. Hope this is remembered at the next election.
The only way I know someone can get away with this kind of stuff would have to be a snitch with the cops or something like that.
Lancaster = Police Informant?
By the DA dropping out of the case that would only strengthen Lancasters claim. Are they related? Is the DA gonna get a share of Lancasters cash if his frivolous law suit goes forward?
Sounds like this guy was telling the truth the entire time. It takes allot for the DA to drop all charges. Wow and astounded sound like the lawyer and ex wife doing damage control. Good luck to you Mr. Lancaster!
I’m sure Mr Lancaster knows for certain that he is not telling the truth but in fact may have exploited a system with success. Where’s the “Ex Girlfriend” Gabrielle Reske Stevens that chimed in to the previous article claiming this was all her fault?
From what I gathered from all the recent articles (and posts), Brian Lancaster was in fact caught with all this stuff (including Meth), has restraining orders against him, was on probation for previous crimes etc BUT it was all the cops, the lawyer, the sheriffs, the ex wife, the ex girlfriend and never ever was it his fault. He’s an angel who does no wrong, correct? I wonder if the same thing could happen to someone with a hispanic last name (like Gonzalez) or someone of black decent. I’m guessing… No?
Not the Ex Wife or Attourney
Sounds like there will be some “hands slapped” on this one. Obviously someone dropped the ball. They have proof that Leslie Regina’s boyfriend went into the court house where the records are stored and got information he didn’t have permission to get. He then texted Leslie Regina information and it sounds like someone snitched on either the attorney or her boyfriend. IF they didn’t have “reason to believe” they wouldn’t have called Leslie and her boyfriend into court. They showed on camera that Leslie’s boyfriend was in the records after hours and nobody is supposed to be there. You would think the deputy Ryan Silcocks would have known it was illegal for him to be there. As an everyday citizen we’re not allowed to go snooping in the records without permission, are we? He shouldn’t be either.
Hey Sue, what does your comment have to do with getting busted with drugs and weapons? He was caught with over 2 grams of meth and a pipe while driving with expired registration and now it says even an expired license (which he actually admitted).
Nothing to do with accessing documents
Brian, is that you?
Well it sounds like the ex was friends with the cop planted the dope herself after installing a gps secretly then had her cop friend pull him over. I bet the DA dropped the charges when they realized it was a possible setup especially after reviewing the evidence against the officer and lawyer. You know guys cops n lawyers are people too and don’t always follow the law. Trust me a little evidence goes a long way. They convict murderers without having bodies. If this guy was guilty alameda co would have moved forward with prosecuting. Sounds like ex wife is obsessed and was doing a good job at revenge until her lawyer friend and cop friend got busted.
sounds like all of these people posting are
Lisa- Ex wife
Leslie regina- Busted layer
Rachel Giannola – Bitter ex girlfriend
Bet They were all on a conference call and posted simultaniously.
Hey WOW. did you not fully read this article? The funniest part is that the ex wife is still mad that this man-sterpiece had an affair.
~Regina, a San Ramon family law attorney, has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge that she illegally received confidential information. Her alleged co-conspirator, Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy Ryan Silcocks, also has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanors, for illegally accessing information and for illegally furnishing information.
He admitted he was driving on a suspended license and it is dropped. He is found with drugs and weapons and it is dropped. As a member of this community I am definitely alarmed that people like this are freely walking the streets. I don’t care how or why the police had there eye on him the point is he is doing illegal things. If he wasn’t doing those things there wouldn’t be a problem. Meth makes people crazy and do scary things. And now I guess the can do so with no consequences. Because of people like this and horrible justice system people like me have to be afraid in our own neighborhoods. I don’t see any justice here. Only another criminal slipping through the cracks to do more harm. Dismissed due to lack of evidence??? This article is full of evidence.
How come this non-attorney attorney is so involved. I would like to hear her story! Why did a non retained attorney fax anything obtained legally or non legally to the DOJ? And if these two charecters (lancaster vs Lancaster) have been divorced and re-married why is the ex wife putting a GPS device on his car and stuff? As far as criminal charges for Secord, does anyone know if it is legal to put a tracking device on someones car or does that constitute stalking? If it is illegal what kind of charges could be brought against her? She seems to be going all out over this affair. I wonder how her new husband feels about her still being angry. i wonder if it is a possibility that this lawer put the GPS on since the ex actually lives out of state.
Actually I just re-read the article and Maybe the drugs were put there by whoever planted the GPS on his car. set up or not someone is misbehaving
that the following people are Brian Lancaster in this posting:
Jason
Carol
L. regina
They all make references to things not mentioned in this article.
Who is Rachel Gianola?
The first “Alarmed Citizen” and second “Alarmed Citizen” are not the same people. Guess is the second one is Brian. He is supposedly known for this type of tactic
Your all a bunch of drama queens!
WOW I put one post expressing my opinion and concerns and someone is already impersonating me. I didn’t post that crap about re-reading the article and I still feel that a criminal was set free. As far as the other stuff regarding ex-wives, lawyers and confidential information I don’t really give a crap. Breaking the law is breaking the law and I am uneasy knowing you are in my neighborhood all spun out on meth. The only thing I had to re-read was all these crazy comments. If you have something to say do it with out pretending to be me!!! You don’t even know me.
Let me get this straight, you aren’t allowed to tip off the police regarding someones criminal activity? So the sign that says “report drunk drivers dial 911” should I ignore that? It’s all the same to me
Just a thought…
Wouldn’t it be something if these “little” charges were dropped due to the DA having a bigger better case against this scum bag meth head. Let’s hope that’s the reason cause this is bull crap. Fingers crossed!!
All of the above negative comments are Leslie Regina and Lisa secord.
A passionate and feisty duo determined to get revenge because of one tiny affair. Reesa is pretty hott. can you blame him??
Were sorry that Brian no longer loved you and you had to find out via an affair but he does love his kids Hershey Squirt. so stop being so crazy.
posting a particulars name could get you in some trouble 🙂 YIKES
it is my understanding that tipping off police is all well and good but planting evidence and attaching GPS devices is illegal. It is also illegal to go into a locked court room to run names for personal use off of a FBI/DOJ database. It is also illegal to knowingly recieve illegally obtained docs and illegal to forward them to civillians. Attourneys and officers give oaths as did this man when he became a father. The only one i see upholding his oath is Brian. Clearly there are some ferociously effected ladies posting on this forum. because we all know HELL HAS NO WRATH LIKE A SCORNED WOMAN.
Wow, what I meant by my post is, because of all the illegal operations that were done by the deputy and the attorney, they had to drop the charges because of everyone involved doing shady things. Have you ever met an ‘honest” attorney in your life? I haven’t, they’re all scumbags.
As a victim of a similar situation, I say unless you have been involved in a bitter custody battle (due to child support or ANY type of financial support), you have no idea how far an ‘ex’ will go. Some become so entranced with destroying their Ex, they do not realize they’re also destroying their children’s possibility to grow up knowing a ‘healthy’ relationship. A particular Ex I know, along with his wife, made false statements to the police and shattered their children’s lives for the 9 months it took to clear things up. Very sad for the children, how does one ‘undo’ all the emotional damage? ‘Suck it up and move on’ you say? How would you like to live constantly looking over your shoulder, re-thinking every one of your moves, having your children suspicious of police or anything slightly unusual? All of this as a result from envy, spite or greed, because they despise paying child support. I believe the DA made the appropriate call. The ex wife got too caught up in her selfish desires and should of just allowed justice to take place on its own time. He would have eventually got caught and then she could have used the evidence in her favor or children’s best interest.
One of the officers involved lives on my street and this whole story blows me away 🙁 I have followed this story onine and saw it on the news. This is an unfortunate case of an officer caring about this atty. girlfriend enough to break the law. It also sounds like a very sad divorce story between the victim and his ex wife. This seems as though it is a classic case of Bitter revenge going to far. It also sounds like this lawer who from what it sounds like was not even retained by the wife having mager power issues. Faxing information illegally obtained to the Department of Justice sounds very extreame and very illegal. As far as the drug set up It sounds like the GPS and the arrest go hand in hand. If I was on a jury I would be second guessing the ex wifes story, however it could go either way. Many people including me see the claim Drugs and go Whoooooh red flag but after reading this new info and how an affair was involved my vote is not guilty. I mean I could go put my car in someones front lawn, put my keys on the porch bannister and call 911 to say my car was stolen. Doesnt mean the owner of the house stole my car it means i have just discredited them momentarily.
I hope this family works this out the poor children need their mom and dad and to me it sounds like mom is full of vengence and is using the courts and children to get her revenge… It happens 🙁
Accountability… Police need to be held accountable. They still have the ability to sweep things under the rug because people dont know that only way to hold cops accountable is to file a FORMAL COMPLAINT on a PERSONNEL COMPLAINT FORM. That complaint lives in the Officer’s file for 5 years and is compared to other complaints the Officer receives for abusive behavior trends and patterns. In my case, I lived near Martens for several years and for those years he was constantly abusive and threatening my wife and daughter and I. All because we asked him not to yell vulgar language in the garage when watching his 49ers… I called the police and complained… Sgt. Collins came to my house and I showed him video of Martens behavior. I even got a letter back from Collins a few weeks later, basically apologizing and saying that he spoke to Martens; but Collins hid the formal complaint process from me, never asking if I wanted to file a formal complaint. A few months later, Sgt. Collins and Officer Martens responded to my house when I called the police for help, and they arrested me, lied in their reports, fabricated evidence, etc… But I have it on video, and now Martens and Collins are in the very HOT seat. I cant wait for Martens to get on the stand an lie so I can drop the bomb, and watch him and two other Officers be sent to jail for perjury. Then the people of Pleasanton will be safe again. http://www.integrityconcerns.com
Want to see how abusive Martens was… Look at the seizures I had a result of the stress Martens put on my family and I. He even sexually harassed my wife and daughter when they were riding their bikes. He was video taping them making nasty sexual innuendos. Look up my youtube channel – search for “Bit my tongue in half during this seizure”. I had a friend living with me doing a video documentary of my seizures during the time Martens was abusive toward my family and I. The guy is pathetic, and he is a cop, that is going into our schools and interacting with our kids… If you’ve had interactions with Tim Martens and want to be a witness in my case, contact me through youtube or facebook.